Stordalen v. Ricci's Food Farm

This is an appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court denying appellant Sheila Stordalen a penalty pursuant to § 39-71-2907, MCA, and denying her attorney fees pursuant to § 39-71-612, MCA, after the Workers’ Compensation Court found that respondent State Compensation Mutual Insurance Fund acted unreasonably when it denied liability for a neurological consultation.

We reverse and remand to the Workers’ Compensation Court.

Stordalen initially raised four issues on appeal. However, we determine the following issue to be dispositive:

Did the Workers’ Compensation Court err when it…