Dean v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Mari Dean appealed from a judgment affirming a Workers Compensation Bureau order dismissing her claim for benefits. The Bureau could reasonably have reached its factual conclusion that Dean intentionally made material false statements in connection with her claim, and we affirm.

[¶ 2] Dean was employed as a claims analyst by the Bureau. On June 28,1994, Dean, while sitting in her chair at work, turned to put a stack of files on her desk. Dean felt “something loek[] in my back by my bra strap and I felt pain.” Dean was unable to move and was taken to the hospital by…