United Wisconsin Insurance v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

United Wisconsin Insurance Company (United) appeals from a circuit court order affirming an order of the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC), which affirmed an order of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).

United claims that LIRC erred as a matter of law in concluding that United was liable for medical expenses incurred by Carla Vaquera, the worker's compensation claimant, prior to the date of her occupational disease injury. Because in this context LIRC's interpretation of the Worker's Compensation Act, which requires payment of medical expenses incurred before the date of injury in…