Earl v. Johnson & Johnson

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

O’HERN, J.

This is a workers’ compensation case. . There are three issues: (1) whether, in violation of the applicable statute of limitations, the worker delayed ¡Sling an occupational disease claim for more than two years after the worker knew the nature of the disability and its relation to the employment; (2) whether the worker’s continuous exposure until the end of employment tolled the statute of limitations; and (3) whether the worker’s receipt of medical benefits through the employer’s health-care provider tolled the statute of limitations. A…