James River Corp. v. Green

Self-insured employer James River Corporation (James River) seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board declining to apportion responsibility between James River and claimant’s former employer, Crown Zellerbach, and assigning responsibility for claimant’s entire hearing loss to James River. Because we agree with James River that the Board erred, we reverse its order and remand for reconsideration.

The facts are undisputed. Claimant has worked as a millwright at the same mill for approximately 27 years, where he has been exposed to high levels of noise. Until 1976, the mill was…