Legal Opinion
Rojas v. Workforce Safety & Insurance
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 23, 2006No. 20060087PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARING, Justice.
[¶ 1] Mark Rojas appeals from a district court judgment affirming a decision by Workforce Safety & Insurance (“WSI”) to pay only a portion of Rojas’s claimed attorney’s fees, and denying his motion for further attorney’s fees. We reverse and remand.
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[¶ 2] In January 2000, while Rojas was working as an over-the-road truck driver, he injured his knee when he slipped on ice at a truck stop. Rojas filed a claim for workers compensation benefits, and WSI accepted the claim and paid medical and disability benefits. WSI claimed it mailed Rojas a Notice of Intention to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Scarborough v. PrincipiSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Aggie Investments GP v. Public Service CommissionNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
- BASF Corp. v. SymingtonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- O'FALLON v. PollardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
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