Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division v. Slaymaker
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 2007No. 06-198PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KITE, Justice.
[11] Mr. Slaymaker injured his back at work, but the Worker's Compensation Divi-gion (Division) denied benefits because it concluded his injuries were pre-existing. After a contested case hearing, the Office of Administrative Hearings (the OAH) granted benefits for a torn muscle and ligament damage in Mr. Slaymaker's lower back, but denied benefits for his pre-existing bulging discs, annular tears and facet arthropathy. The district court reversed the OAH decision, concluding Mr. Slaymaker had proven his pre-existing back condition was materially aggravated by the work-related…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Worker's Compensation Claim of Newman v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
- Jim's Water Service v. EayrsWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
- Worker's Compensation Claim of French v. Amax Coal WestWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
- Romero v. Davy McKee Corp.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1993
- Lindbloom v. Teton InternationalWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Worker's Compensation Claim of Guerrero v. State ex rel. Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2015
- Worker's Compensation Claim of Dutcher v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2010
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