Legal Opinion
Appeal of Gamas
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 1, 2009No. 2008-221PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroderick, C.J.
The petitioner, George D. Gamas, appeals a decision of the New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (CAB) denying him recovery under the Workers’ Compensation Law. See RSA ch. 281-A (1999 & Supp. 2008). The CAB ruled that Gamas was not entitled to benefits for his asbestos-related lung condition because he had failed to timely notify the respondent, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., of his occupational disease pursuant to RSA 281-A:19. We reverse and remand.
The CAB found or the record supports the following facts. Gamas worked as a laborer for Anheuser-Busch at its Merrimack brewery from 1976 to 2001,…
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