Legal Opinion
Burnett v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
Mohegan Gaming Disputes Trial Court
Decided August 15, 2013No. GDTC-WC-12-111-PMGPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
GUERNSEY, C.J.
Claimant William C. Burnett, II appeals from the decision of the Mohegan Tribal Workers Compensation Trial Commissioner’s Finding of Facts, Award in Part/Dismissal in Part dated August 9, 2012, focusing primarily on the Trial Commissioner’s Findings regarding laparoscopic gastric band surgery that Claimant underwent prior to the performance of his latest lumbar spinal surgery. Claimant also challenges the Trial Commissioner’s refusal to award attorney’s fees, as well as a limitation placed on future “post-specific” disability benefits. Inasmuch as a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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