Narum v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp.

¶1 Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation (Liberty) appeals from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court (WCC) holding that Liberty is liable to claimant Jerry Narum (Narum) for medical and hospital benefits related to the treatment of his left hip, and granting him an award of attorney fees and costs as well as a statutory penalty of 20% pursuant to § 39-71-2907, MCA. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 Narum worked in the beer and wine business for 37 years. For the last 17 years of his employment, he drove a small semi-truck delivering beer. N arum’s j ob duties including…