Maldonado v. American Airlines

In this workers’ compensation case, the following question is presented:

Is expert medical testimony on the issue of physical impairment alone, sufficient to overcome the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s finding on the issue of “industrial loss[?]”

*470Phrased in another way, the issue is whether in a judicial review proceeding of a permanent partial disability award by the Workers’ Compensation Commission, must the disputant provide the testimony of a vocational expert regarding industrial loss,1 in order to rebut the presumption of correctness of the award?

In the present case, the Workers’…