Legal Opinion

Polanco v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF ARIZONA

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided March 29, 2007No. 2 CA-IC 2006-0025PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRAMMER, Judge.

¶ 1 In this statutory special action, petitioner Mont Polanco contends the administrative law judge (ALJ) erred in denying his petition to reopen his workers’ compensation claim. The ALJ determined Polanco had failed to demonstrate “objective physical findings of [a] change in [Polanco’s] condition” as required by A.R.S. § 23-1061(H). Polanco argues § 23~1061(H) is unconstitutional as applied to his case. Finding no error, we affirm the award.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶ 2 “On review of an Industrial Commission award, we must view the evidence in the light most…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Kilpatrick v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Fritts v. Safety National Casualty Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Lane Co., Inc. v. SaundersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  4. Stainless Specialty Manufacturing Co. v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Paulley v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1962

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3Cited by56 opinions

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