Davis v. Hammack Management, Inc.

I concur in Part V.A that the Commission had subject matter jurisdiction to decide the Petition for Declaratory Ruling, and I dissent from Part V.B. because it is contrary to the applicable statutes and our prior decisions, including the decision upon which the majority opinion is based.

On June 6, 2014, Claimant, Surety, and ISIF entered into a stipulation to resolve Claimant’s workers’ compensation claim. As part of that stipulation, the parties agreed that Claimant became totally and permanently disabled on October 1, 2013. The Commission approved the stipulation and dismissed Claimant’s…