Hanks v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp.

¶1 Appellant Edna Hanks (Hanks), appeals the Workers’ Compensation Court’s dismissal of her workers’ compensation claim with prejudice. We affirm.

¶2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the Workers’ Compensation Court erred in concluding that Hanks had suffered an injury under the Workers’ Compensation Act and in turn dismissing her occupational disease claim?

Background

¶3 On July 31,1995, Hanks went to work for Partners in Home Care, Incorporated (Partners), as a home-care aide. Her job entailed helping patients with baths and their basic personal care, including helping wheelchair bound…