Coalfield Telephone Co. v. Thompson

OPINION OF THE COURT

As pertinent to this appeal, KRS 342.265(1) provides:

If the employee and the employer ... reach an agreement conforming to the provisions of this chapter in regard to compensation, a memorandum of the agreement signed by the parties or their representatives shall be filed with the commissioner, and, if approved by ... an administrative law judge, shall be enforceable pursuant to KRS 342.305.

The question presented by this workers’ compensation appeal is whether correspondence between attorneys for the defendant-employer and the claimant (now deceased) constituted a…