Legal Opinion
Dubois v. Madison Paper Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 4, 2002PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCalkins, J.
[¶ 1] The employer, Madison Paper Co., and the insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. (collectively “Madison”), appeal from a decision of a hearing officer of the Workers’ Compensation Board granting the petitions of the employee, Donald Dubois, for medical and incapacity benefits. Madison contends that the hearing officer erred in rejecting the opinion of the independent medical examiner (IME) who concluded that a neck condition for which Dubois had surgery in 1999 was not caused by a 1980 work injury. We affirm the decision.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] Dubois was severely injured in 1980 while…
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