Nickells v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Opinion of the Court by

LIM, J.

On April 17, 1998, Claimant Appellant Mary A. Nickells (Claimant) filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits arising out of a June 29, 1997 neck injury she sustained while lifting and breaking down boxes at the Kunia Wal Mart store. Employer Appellee Wal Mart Stores, Inc., through its insurance adjuster, John Mullen & Company, Inc. (collectively, Employer), denied liability.

After a June 3, 1999 hearing before the Disability Compensation Division (DCD), the Director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, State of Hawaii (the Director), issued a…