Worker's Compensation Claim of Forni v. Pathfinder Mines

THOMAS, Justice.

The dispositive question presented by this case is whether evidence was presented to the hearing examiner sufficient to justify reopening the case of Frederick T. Forni (Forni) on the statutory ground of fraud. Beyond that threshold question, the case presents an issue with respect to whether a hearing examiner in a worker’s compensation case can draw a conclusion on the issue of medical causation from circumstantial evidence that is contrary to the expert medical opinion, as well as the unre-butted testimony of the injured workman. A tertiary substantive issue relates to the…