Legal Opinion
Lorrain v. Lorrain Carpets
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 30, 1997No. 95-610PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Claimant Derek Lorrain was denied workers’ compensation for a back condition that resulted in a diskectomy and spinal fusion surgery in 1991. Claimant alleged that the back condition resulted from a 1985 accident that occurred while he was working for Derek Lorrain Carpet Installers, Inc., a business he owned and operated. The Commissioner of Labor and Industry concluded that claimant was collaterally estopped from claiming causation between the 1985 accident and the 1991 condition because of the jury verdict in a tort suit he brought against the owners of the home where the carpet was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Emich Motors Corp. v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Trepanier v. Getting Organized, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1990
- Lorrain v. RyanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
- Rapoport v. Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1990
- Jackson v. True Temper Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1989
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3Cited by4 opinions
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