Teixeira v. Kauikeolani Children's Hospital

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BURNS, C.J.

Employer Kauikeolani Children’s Hospital (“employer”) and insurance carrier Argonaut Insurance Company (“carrier”) appeal the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (“LIRAB”) affirming the award of benefits to claimant Gloria Teixeira (“claimant”). Appellants contend that claimant was not entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits because she allegedly materially misrepresented her physical condition in applying for employment by failing to reveal her pre-existing back injury. We affirm the LIRAB’s decision.

Claimant had sustained…