Legal Opinion

Rosetti v. Land Reclamation

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided September 26, 1997PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DANA, Justice.

[¶ 1] W.H. Shurtleff Co. appeals from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board on a motion brought by Land Reclamation, the second employer in a successive injury ease, ordering Shurtleff to reimburse Reclamation for fifty percent of Reclamation’s obligation to pay continuing benefits to the employee pending appeal. 39-A M.R.S.A. § 205(9)(B)(2) (Supp.1996). Because we conclude that the Board has no authority to determine apportionment issues between insurers, we vacate the Board’s decision. 1 39-A M.R.S.A. § 354 (Supp.1996).

[¶2] The employee, Dominic Rosetti, suffered two…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jordan v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
  2. Beaulieu v. Maine Medical CenterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
  3. Guaranty Fund Management Services v. Workers' Compensation BoardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
  4. Wood v. Cives Construction Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  5. Lavoie v. International Paper Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hincks v. Robert Mitchell Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
  2. Maine Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. FolsomSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  3. Bourgoin v. J.P. Levesque & SonsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
  4. Livingstone v. A-R Cable Services of MaineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  5. Dorr v. Bridge Construction Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000

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