Rowe v. Chapman Trucking
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
1DissentGlassman, Justice
Because I believe the Commission correctly interpreted section 110 and that interpretation should be given deference by the court, I must respectfully dissent.
The Workers’ Compensation Act embodies a comprehensive scheme to provide compensation to an employee whose work-connected injuries adversely affect the employee’s earning capacity and is a complete *1227substitute for all other private remedies.1 Fanion v. McNeal, 577 A.2d 2, 4 (Me.1990). “The purpose of [the Act] is to provide an effective and expeditious means of compensating injured workers for loss of earning capacity.” Ciccotelli v. KTS…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Faucher v. City of AuburnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Lagasse v. Hannaford Bros. Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
- Jacobsky v. C. D'Alfonso & Sons, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- LeBlanc v. United Engineers & Constructors Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
- State v. PhilbrickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
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