Legal Opinion
Cisneros v. Molycorp, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided September 22, 1988No. 10100PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Judge.
Molycorp, Inc. (employer) appeals the dis-positional order of the Workmen’s Compensation Administration awarding Cisneros (claimant) compensation for a work-related hearing loss. Employer raises three arguments on appeal: (1) a gradual, noise-induced hearing loss is not an accidental injury compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act but rather is compensable only under the Occupational Disease Disablement Act; (2) even if such a hearing loss is compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act, claimant is time-barred; (3) the hearing officer erred in rejecting…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Webb v. New Mexico Pub. Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1943
- Hinkle v. HJ Heinz CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Lyon v. Catron County CommissionersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- Gilbert v. E. B. Law & Son, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1955
- Herndon v. Albuquerque Public SchoolsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Risor v. Nebraska BoilerNebraska Supreme Court · 2009
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