Banco v. Liberty Northwest Insurance

¶1 Edna Banco (Banco) appeals from the Order and Judgment of the Montana Workers’ Compensation Court (WCC), which determined that Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation (Liberty) is not liable for Banco’s occupational disease (OD) in her right shoulder. The sole issue on appeal is whether there was substantial credible evidence to support the WCC’s conclusion that Banco was not last injuriously exposed to the hazard of the OD at her employment with Liberty’s insured.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶2 Banco worked concurrently at 4B’s Restaurant and the Child Development Center on Malmstrom…