Guarantee Mutual Insurance v. Wade Investments

Smith, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, the employer changed workers’ compensation carriers after the claimant/employee developed carpal tunnel syndrome but before that condition became disabling. The issue presented in this appeal is which insurer is responsible for payment of the claim.

Mary Ann Duckett was employed as a valet manager for a dry cleaning business. In August 1993, she sustained a compensable neck injury at work, at which time Wausau Insurance Company provided workers’ compensation coverage for the employer. Duckett returned to work in October 1994, keying customer and…