Circle K Corp. v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

FOREMAN, Judge. *

Circle K Corporation (“Circle K”) filed this special action to challenge the award of the Arizona Industrial Commission reopening a 1987 industrial injury claim brought by La Donna Sharp (“Sharp”), its employee. Circle K has argued that reopening the claim is precluded because Sharp allowed the denial of a prior petition to reopen to become final. We conclude that neither claim preclusion nor issue preclusion prevents the reopening of this claim and, therefore, affirm the award and decision of the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”).

I. Factual and Procedural History

Sharp…