Legal Opinion

Rodriguez v. La Mesilla Construction Co.

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided June 23, 1997No. 17361PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

1. Employer appeals an unfavorable compensation order entered in this workers’ compensation case. Employer raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) erred in refusing to find that an independent intervening event caused Worker’s injury, rather than the original work-related accident; (2) whether the WCJ should have issued an order precluding Worker from obtaining back surgery as a reasonable medical treatment for his condition; (3) whether the WCJ erred in assigning a 38% permanent partial disability (PPD) rather than the 13%…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Levario v. Ysidro Villareal Labor AgencyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Vigil v. Thriftway Marketing Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. Johnson v. Aztec Well Servicing Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Medina v. Berg Construction, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. Johnson v. Aztec Well Servicing Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Moya v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Southwest Steel Coil, Inc. v. Redwood Fire & Casualty InsuranceNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. Keith v. MANORCARE, INC.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. Moya v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. Moya v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007

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