State ex rel. Tradesmen International v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} Relator-appellant, Tradesmen International, appeals the judgment of the Tenth District Court of Appeals denying its request for a writ of mandamus. The court of appeals concluded that respondent-appellee Industrial Commission did not abuse its discretion when it granted the claimant permanent-total-disability compensation or when it ordered compensation to begin on April 26, 2011, the date of the report of Oscar B. DePaz, M.D.

{¶ 2} For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

Facts

{¶ 3} On July 23, 2003, respondent-appellee Raymond Smith was injured while…