Camlu Retirement Center v. Evenhus

Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation (Liberty) seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that Liberty was responsible for claimant’s left knee injury, because it had accepted the claim and could not issue a backup denial under Bauman v. SAIF, 295 Or 788, 670 P2d 1027 (1983). We reverse and remand.

Claimant suffered a compensable injury to her left knee while employed at Norpac Foods, Inc. (Norpac). On September 15,1986, she sustained a second left knee injury while working for Camlu Retirement Center (Camlu). She filed an aggravation claim with Norpac’s insurer, Industrial…