T.W.M. Custom Framing v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

BERCH, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 In this special action review of an Industrial Commission (“IC”) case, we must determine whether the employee’s suicide was compensable under the workers’ compensation law. Three issues are presented on appeal:(1) Whether sufficient evidence supports the finding of the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) that the employee’s suicide was substantially related to his industrial injury;(2) Whether there was sufficient foundation for a psychiatric witness’s testimony; and(3) Whether this Court can substitute its judgment for that of the ALJ.

Because substantial…