Legal Opinion

Lechner v. N. Dakota Workforce Safety & Ins.

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 6, 2018No. 20180203PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Tufte, Justice.

*289 [¶1] Nicholas Lechner appeals from a judgment affirming an administrative order sustaining a Workforce Safety and Insurance ("WSI") order denying his claim for workers' compensation benefits. Lechner argues he proved by the greater weight of the evidence that he suffered a compensable injury and that his claim was timely. We affirm, concluding the administrative law judge's finding that Lechner failed to file a timely claim for benefits is supported by a preponderance of the evidence.

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[¶2] On May 5, 2016, Lechner filed a claim with WSI for workers' compensation benefits.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Evjen v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Teegarden v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Klein v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Ringsaker v. Workforce Safety & Insurance FundNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Brockel v. North Dakota Workforce Safety & InsuranceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bahmiller v. WSINorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2021
  2. Lechner v. WSINorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2018
  3. Lechner v. WSINorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2018

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