Hackworth v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF ARIZONA

ECKERSTROM, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 In this statutory special action, petitioner employee Gary Hackworth challenges the ruling of the administrative law judge (ALJ) finding his foot injury was not com-pensable. On review, he argues the independent medical examiner’s observation that his injury could have idiopathic causes was an insufficient evidentiary basis for the ALJ to find causation disputed and deny him compensation. We agree and therefore set aside the ALJ’s award.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶ 2 On review, we consider the evidence in the light most favorable to upholding the award,…