Jered Industries, Inc. v. Pearson

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

Stanley Pearson sustained a work-related back injury and sought to have his injury designated catastrophic. Pearson’s employer, Jered Industries, Inc., and its insurance company, American Home Assurance Company (“Employer/insurer”), contested the catastrophic designation. Following a hearing, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) at the State Board of Workers’ Compensation (“State Board”) concluded that the injury was not catastrophic, and the appellate division agreed. Pearson then appealed to the superior court, which reversed the State Board. We granted the Employer/…