Maravilla v. J. R. Simplot Co.

I. NATURE OF THE CASE

Joseph Jerry Maravilla and J.R. Simplot Company both appeal the Industrial Commission’s (Commission) August 11, 2015 Order on Petition for Declaratory Ruling. Ma-ravilla was injured in an industrial accident while working for Simplot, and Simplot paid Maravilla’s worker’s compensation benefits for that injury. In a separate action, Maravil-la brought suit against Idaho Industrial Contractors, Inc. (IIC), the contractor performing repairs on the area where Maravilla was injured. Maravilla and IIC settled the claim for $75,000 and Simplot claimed subrogation against…