Legal Opinion
Torres v. STATE EX REL. WYOMING WORKERS'SAFETY AND COMPENSATION DIVISION
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided January 27, 2005No. 04-43PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1] Appellant, Lillian Torres (Torres), sought worker’s compensation benefits claiming that she suffered a .hernia while lifting heavy wet laundry at her workplace, Sage Holiday Inn, LLC, in Cheyenne. Benefits were denied by the Wyoming Workers’ Safety and Compensation Division (Division) on the basis that Torres failed to timely report the injury and because she failed to meet the very specific burden of proof that pertains to hernia injuries. Torres objected to the Division’s decision to deny benefits and requested a contested case hearing before the Office of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Worker's Compensation Claim of Newman v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
- LP v. Natrona County Department of Public Assistance & Social ServicesWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
- Baldwin v. ScullionWyoming Supreme Court · 1936
- Aanenson v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Worker's Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
- Markle v. WilliamsonWyoming Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
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