Roberts v. Rockwell International

RAPP, Judge.

Petitioner, David Roberts, appeals the court en banc decision vacating the trial court’s award and denying the case for lack of proper notice.

Roberts, employed by Respondent, Rockwell International, alleges he injured his back in February 1991. Roberts testified that, at the time of his injury, he did not believe his injury was serious, that both he and his initial treating physician hoped it would be a *1220short-term matter and that it would heal with rest and restricted activities. Believing this, he decided not to inform Rockwell of his injury because he “didn’t care about it going…