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In Re Matter of Worker's Compensation Claim of Watkins v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Medical Commission

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided March 21, 2011No. S-10-0129PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VOIGT, Justice.

[¶1] Paul Watkins (the appellant) felt a pop in his back and began experiencing pain after he jumped down from his work truck. *1084The Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division (the Division) awarded temporary total disability (TTD) benefits for a period of time and then eventually terminated those benefits. The Division's denial of benefits was affirmed in a contested case hearing before the Wyoming Medical Commission (the Commission) and the appellant appealed from that decision. Finding the Commission's decision to be supported by substantial evidence, we will affirm.

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2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Worker's Compensation Claim of Dale v. S & S Builders, LLCWyoming Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Worker's Compensation Claim of Newman v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Wyoming Bancorporation v. BonhamWyoming Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Worker's Compensation Claim of French v. Amax Coal WestWyoming Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Middlemass v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Worker's Compensation Claim of Guerrero v. State ex rel. Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2015
  3. In the Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim Of: Karen Hardy v. State of Wyoming, ex rel., Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2017
  4. Wyoming Worker's Compensation Claim of Beall v. Sky Blue Enterprises, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2012
  5. In the Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim Of: Bennie Johnson v. State of Wyoming, Ex Rel., Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2014

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