Johnson v. Spectra Physics

This case is before us on remand from the Supreme Court. 303 Or 49, 733 P2d 1367 (1987). That court instructed us to determine, first, whether claimant’s carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is compensable by Junction City Center (Junction), her second employer. In our original disposition of this case, we determined, and the Supreme Court affirmed, that the CTS is compensable by Marloc, the first employer. We would have assigned sole responsibility to Marloc at that time but for the technicality of what we thought to be an improper “backup denial” on the part of Junction. We remanded the case at…