Narum v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp.

¶40 I concur with the result the Court reaches under denominated Issue One. Although the evidence was contradictory, the conclusions entered by the WCC with regard to the cause of Narum’s hip replacement were supported by substantial evidence. However, it is noteworthy that the WCC, in reaching its conclusions, had to discount the opinion of Dr. Willis, Narum’s treating physician, by determining that Dr. Willis had “misapprehended” Narum’s condition. This, to say the least, is a rare conclusion within worker’s compensation jurisprudence, which usually gives substantial weight to and relies…