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Donovan Case

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided July 15, 2003No. 01-P-648PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJacobs, J.

The Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty) appeals from a decision of the reviewing board of the Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) holding enforceable a lump sum agreement between Liberty and Jerome J. Donovan, III, notwithstanding that Donovan died before the agreement was signed by Liberty and formally approved by the DIA. We affirm.

Background. The relevant facts and procedural background1 are as follows: Donovan, having sustained a work-related back injury in 1989, received partial disability benefits from Liberty, the workers’ compensation insurer of Donovan’s employer. By *567order…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cellucci v. Sun Oil Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1974
  2. Cellucci v. Sun Oil Co. of PennsylvaniaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  3. Levangie's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
  4. Boylston Development Group, Inc. v. 22 Boylston Street Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
  5. Meley's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Opare's CaseMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
  2. Bragdon v. Town of FairhavenMassachusetts Superior Court · 2012
  3. Findlay's CaseMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010

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