Legal Opinion
Westfall v. Rust International & Underwriters Adjusting Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided November 5, 1992No. WCB 88-01147; CA A62442; SC S39025PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGraber, J.
This case involves the interpretation and application of ORS 656.390, a provision of the Workers’ Compensation Law providing for the imposition of sanctions against a lawyer who files a frivolous petition for judicial review or motion for reconsideration in connection with a workers’ compensation claim. 1 We first set out the extensive procedural background of the case.
Claimant filed a petition for judicial review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) denying compensation for a back injury. The Court of Appeals affirmed the Board’s decision without opinion. Westfall v. Rust…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- McPherson v. Employment DivisionOregon Supreme Court · 1979
- Mattiza v. FosterOregon Supreme Court · 1990
- Uris v. State Compensation DepartmentOregon Supreme Court · 1967
- Boone v. WrightOregon Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Young v. HillOregon Supreme Court · 2009
- Davis v. ArmenakisCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1997
- McCarthy v. Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 2002
- Cantua v. CreagerCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2000
- Seely v. HansonOregon Supreme Court · 1993
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