Chavez v. DAVID'S BRIDAL

MEMORANDUM OPINION

COOCH, J.

I. INTRODUCTION

Before this Court is the appeal of Paula Chavez (“Employee”) from a decision of the Industrial Accident Board (“the Board”) dated February 1, 2007, denying Employee’s petition to determine additional compensation due. The Board held that the doctrine of res judicata barred it from upsetting a prior decision of the Board in which the Board had decided that a settlement agreement between Employee and David’s Bridal (“Employer”), her employer, precluded Employee from bringing future claims for certain injuries she had suffered while working for Employer.…