Diaz v. Oahu Sugar Co.
Hawaii Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
RAMIL, Justice.
Claimant-Appellant Francisco B. Diaz appeals the decision and order of the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Appeals Board) terminating his workers’ compensation benefits. Diaz contends that the Appeals Board: (1) erred in concluding that the April 7, 1989 non-industrial motor vehicle accident caused an intervening injury that terminated his employer’s workers’ compensation liability; and (2) failed to apply the statutory presumption that a worker’s claim is a covered work injury under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 386-85(1) (1985). We disagree and affirm the…
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