Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 2000No. 990240PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARING, Justice.
[¶ 1] The North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau appealed from a district court judgment reversing a Bureau order denying Fred Lawrence further disability benefits. We hold the Bureau’s ex parte consultation with outside litigation counsel about a pending Administrative Law Judge recommendation violated N.D.C.C. § 65-01-16(8) and N.D.C.C. ch. 28-32. We also hold an injured worker is justified in refusing a job offer under N.D.C.C. § 65-05-08(7) if a reasonably prudent person would refuse the offer under the same or similar circumstances. We reverse the judgment and remand…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- County of Stutsman v. State Historical Society of North DakotaNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- Pulver v. Dundee Cement Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1994
- Frank Camero v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
- Harold J. Sullivan v. Department of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by42 opinions
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