Sumner v. Jim Lupient Infiniti

OPINION

STRAS, Justice.

The question presented in this case is whether a party who intervenes in a workers’ compensation matter must appear at the hearing at which a compensation judge resolves the intervenor’s claim for reimbursement. In this case, the intervenors are two health-care providers that provided treatment to an employee, but had their claims for reimbursement denied when they failed to attend a hearing before a compensation judge. In a divided decision, the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of their claims. For the reasons set forth below, we also affirm.

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