Boyd v. Zurich American Insurance

¶1 Zurich American Insurance Company (Zurich) moved for summary judgment on the grounds that Terry Boyd (Boyd) failed to petition the Workers’ Compensation Court (WCC) within two years of Zurich’s denial of workers’ compensation benefits. The WCC granted Zurich’s motion. Boyd appeals. We affirm.

ISSUE

¶2 The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the WCC erred in granting Zurich’s motion for summary judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 In November 2004, Terry Boyd began working as a pipefitter for TIC, a Wyoming industrial contractor. Boyd was injured in a work-related accident on…