Legal Opinion
Garcia v. SAIF Corp.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided March 20, 2003No. 00-03878; A116561PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*53KISTLER, J.
The Workers’ Compensation Board upheld SAIF’s denial of claimant’s request for compensation. On review, claimant argues that substantial evidence does not support a critical factual finding that the board made. We reverse and remand.
On February 21, 1999, claimant injured his lower back lifting a buffer machine. The next day, he sought treatment at a hospital emergency room. Claimant’s injury was diagnosed as an L5-S1 disc herniation with possible herniation at the L4-5 level. SAIF accepted a claim for a disabling L5-S1 disc herniation, and a laminotomy and discectomy were performed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Garcia v. Boise Cascade Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1990
- Younger v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1988
- Dietz v. RamudaCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1994
- Dietz v. RamudaOregon Supreme Court · 1995
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