Legal Opinion
Carlson v. Roetzel & Andress
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 4, 2008No. 08-1975PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Merwin R. Carlson appeals the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
Carlson provided trucking services to GMR Transportation, Inc., a North Dakota corporation. After an accident, he filed a claim with the Workforce Safety & Insurance Fund (WSI), North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency. WSI granted the claim.
North Dakota law permits an employer to challenge an award of workers’ compensation benefits. N.D. Cent.Code § 65-01-16. WSI so informed Carlson when awarding him…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Connecticut v. DoehrSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Carl Youngblood v. Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Thanh Vong Hoai v. Thanh Van VoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by113 opinions
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- Bala v. StenehjemDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 2009
- Carlson v. GMR Transportation, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2015
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