Legal Opinion

Nicholas A. Picozzi v. State of Wyoming, ex rel., Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided July 16, 2013No. S-12-0254PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VOIGT, Justice.

[¶1] Nicholas Picozzi, the appellant, injured his neck in a compensable work-related accident. After receiving temporary total disability benefits for thirty-six months, the appellant underwent shoulder surgery. The appellant applied to the Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division (Division) for additional benefits, arguing that the shoulder injury was a second compensable injury and he, therefore, was entitled to a separate period of benefits. Although the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) agreed, the district court rejected that argument. The appellant now…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Worker's Compensation Claim of Dale v. S & S Builders, LLCWyoming Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Worker's Compensation Claim of Newman v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Appleby v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  4. State of Wyoming, ex rel., Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division v. Timothy SmithWyoming Supreme Court · 2013

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  3. Gregory D. Lavitt and Debra C. LavittWyoming Supreme Court · 2015
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  5. Bjay Nagel v. State of Wyoming, Ex Rel. Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2024

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