Maynard v. Rhode Island Hospital

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This is a petition for the issuance of a writ of certiorari to review a final decree of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. The final decree denied the petitioner benefits for an injury to the lower back that allegedly was caused by the constant bending and lifting required in her position as a nurse at Rhode Island Hospital. Her petition is based on two grounds. First, she claims that the trial commissioner erroneously allowed the hospital to examine one of its witnesses without the petitioner’s counsel present. Second, she contends that because the trial commissioner…