Legal Opinion

Morris v. State ex rel. Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation Division

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided October 5, 2017No. S-17-0005PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAUTZ, Justice.

[¶1] The Medical Commission (Commission) sustained the Wyoming Workers’ Compensation Division’s (Division) termination of Sarah Morris’s temporary total disability (TTD) benefits after determining she had reached maximum medical improvement (MMI). The Commission also upheld the Division’s denial of benefits for treatment of her right knee on the basis that it was unrelated to her work injury. After the district court affirmed the Commission’s decision in all respects, Ms. Morris appealed to this Court. We conclude the Commission’s determinations are supported by substantial…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Worker's Compensation Claim of Dale v. S & S Builders, LLCWyoming Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Thornberg v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Worker's Compensation Claim of Bush v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Kenyon v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Worker's Compensation Claim of French v. Amax Coal WestWyoming Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In the Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim of Michael Vinson: Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners, Ltd v. Michael VinsonWyoming Supreme Court · 2020
  2. State v. Lysne (In re Lysne)Wyoming Supreme Court · 2018
  3. Air Methods/Rocky Mountain Holdings, LLC v. State ex rel. Dep't of Workforce Servs., Workers' Comp. Div.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2018
  4. Jon Bressler v. State of Wyoming, Ex Rel. Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2023
  5. Robert Genner v. State of Wyoming, Ex Rel. Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2022

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