City of Tucson and Pinnacle Risk Management v. Scott Woodworth

OPINION

MILLER, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 In this statutory petition for special action, petitioners City of Tucson and Pinnacle Risk Management (collectively “Pinnacle”) challenge the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) findings and decision upon review affirming his award for a compensable hernia claim. Pinnacle contends there was no evidence Woodworth was incapable of feeling pain in the hernia region and that he failed to meet all the statutory requirements for a compensable hernia injury claim. Because the ALJ did not err, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶ 2 We view the evidence in the…