Legal Opinion
Fernald v. Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 8, 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMead, J.
[¶ 1] In these consolidated cases, the employers, Shaw’s Supermarkets and Bath Iron Works, appeal from decisions of a Workers’ Compensation Board hearing officer (Goodnough, HO) granting Central Maine Orthopedics’ (CMO) petitions for payment of medical and related services. The hearing officer determined that amounts charged by CMO for the services provided to the injured employees constitute CMO’s “usual and customary charges” pursuant to 39-A M.R.S. § 209(2) (2007). The employers contend that because the Workers’ Compensation Board has not promulgated a fee schedule for facility charges…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jordan v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
- FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC v. Department of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2007
- McAdam v. United Parcel Service & Helmsman Management Services, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Francis Small Heritage Trust, Inc. v. Town of LimingtonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
- St. Mary's Regional Medical Center v. Bath Iron WorksSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009