Lucas Peterson, Respondent, vs. City of Minneapolis, Self-Insured, Relator
Supreme Court of Minnesota
1. The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals did not err in affirming the compensation judge’s finding that the employee has a compensable mental injury because that finding is not manifestly contrary to the evidence, which included testimony by a licensed professional psychologist that, based on the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the employee has a present diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. The Workers’…
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1. The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals did not err in affirming the compensation judge’s finding that the employee has a compensable mental injury because that finding is not manifestly contrary to the evidence, which included testimony by a licensed professional psychologist that, based on the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the employee has a present diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals erred in addressing the employee’s argument that he was entitled to compensation benefits…
1Opinion of the Court
STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A24-1205 Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals Gaïtas, J. Concurring in part, dissenting in part, Moore, III, Thissen, JJ. Lucas Peterson, Respondent, vs. Filed: July 16, 2025 Office of Appellate Courts City of Minneapolis, Self-Insured, Relator. ________________________ Ashley N. Biermann, Alexa R. Hottle, Meshbesher & Spence, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent. Jeffrey J. Lindquist, Anthony Gabor, Justine K. Wagner, Gries Lenhardt Allen, P.L.L.P., Saint Michael, Minnesota, for relator. Paul A. Merwin, Patricia Y. Beety, General Counsel, League of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. RudSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Joyce v. Lewis Bolt & Nut Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Ethan Dean v. City of WinonaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2015
- State v. CarsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2017
- Smith v. Carver Cnty.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2019