Burke v. Houston Nana, L.L.C.

*854OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

An employee was injured three times over the span of five months while working as a pipe fitter for his employer. The employee fell twice, injuring his lumbar and cervical spine and his hip, and also complained of sharp pain in his right hand that doctors attributed to his work. After he was laid off from his Alaska job, the employee returned to his home in California, where he began chiropractic treatment for his spinal injuries. His employer initially paid benefits without an award; it filed a notice of controversion after its experts reported that…