Legal Opinion
Sopko v. C & R Transfer Co., Inc.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1998No. NonePublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KONENKAMP, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Following his 1974 injury, claimant suffered intermittent seizures, but his doctor was unsure of their origin. Consequently, he settled his workers’ compensation case with an agreement approved by the Department of Labor, specifically conceding he sustained no permanent disabling injury. In 1994, he petitioned to reopen his case after surgery revealed his seizures resulted from the original injury. Is he entitled to reopen despite having waived all future claims arising from his accident? Because our workers’ compensation laws are designed to ensure injured workers…
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- Egemo v. FloresSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
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