Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Vanbeek Herd Partnership SIF
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided April 12, 2017No. Docket 44160PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtBrody, Justice
Enrique Lopez appeals an order of the Idaho Industrial Commission (“Industrial Commission”) declining to award him additional workman’s compensation income benefits for binaural hearing loss he sustained as a result of a workplace accident. We affirm the order of the Industrial Commission.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On August 26, 2011, Enrique Lopez was injured by a bull while working on a dairy. His injuries included a closed head injury, mild left ear hearing loss, and profound right ear hearing loss. Lopez was treated at St. Benedict’s Hospital Emergency Room and received follow-up…
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