Letourneau v. A.N. Deringer/Wausau Insurance

¶ 1. This appeal asks us to determine whether Neal Letourneau has a right to transfer his workers’ compensation case from the New York workers’ compensation system to Vermont’s Department of Labor under 21 V.S.A. § 620. We hold that Letourneau is not entitled to transfer his case to Vermont under § 620 for the purpose of claiming Vermont workers’ compensation benefits. However, Letourneau is entitled to transfer his case to Vermont under § 620 for the purpose of enforcing his entitlement to New York benefits here if his rights under New York law can be reasonably determined and dealt with by…