GRADEX, INC. v. Arbuckle

MEMORANDUM DECISION

BAKER, Chief Judge.

Appellant-defendant Gradex, Inc. (Gra-dex), appeals the order entered by the Full Worker's Compensation Board (the Board) in which the Board ordered Gradex to pay over 95% of appellee-plaintiff Patrick Ar-buckle's medical expenses and permanent impairment compensation. Gradex argues that the Board erroneously concluded that (1) Arbuckle's employer, M & W Septic and Excavating ("M & W"), was a subcontractor of Gradex pursuant to Indiana Code section 22-3-2-14(c); and (2) M & W was financially unable to pay the worker's compensation award, so Gradex was…