Williams v. Kunau

Once more, as this court has proven itself wont to do, the majority finds ambiguity in the workers' compensation statutes and resolves it by applying what it views as an overriding legislative intent to benefit claimants. Because I consider the details of its analysis of less significance, I offer only a brief explanation why I believe the majority's approach leads it to an erroneous conclusion.

The legislative scheme provides for the treatment of an injured worker by an approved physician, but it also permits either party to challenge that physician's determination that the worker's condition…