Legal Opinion

Welch v. Workforce Safety & Insurance

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided August 29, 2017No. 20160316PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Kapsner, Surrogate Judge.

[¶ 1] Marqus Welch appeals and Workforce Safety and Insurance (“WSI”) cross-appeals from a judgment affirming an administrative law judge’s (“ALJ”) decision that affirmed a WSI order ending Welch’s vocational rehabilitation’benefits and disability benefits and that reversed a WSI order finding Welch committed fraud and requiring him to repay benefits.- We conclude the ALJ did not err in affirming WSI’s disability benefits order because a reasoning mind could reasonably conclude Welch could return to work. We conclude, however, the ALJ misapplied the law in failing to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. F.O.E. Aerie 2337 v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Hausauer v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Dean v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Paul v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Forbes v. Workforce Safety & Insurance FundNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Beam v. WSINorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2020
  2. WSI v. SalatNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2019
  3. St. Alexius Medical Center v. N.D. Dep't of Human ServicesNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2018
  4. WSI v. KringlieNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2024
  5. State v. TaylorNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2019

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