Carter v. Spieler

WORKMAN, Justice:

These two cases involve three individuals seeking to prohibit the Workers’ Compensation Commissioner (Commissioner) from withholding alleged “overlapping” permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits from their respective permanent total disability (PTD) benefits through writs of mandamus and prohibition. Although these cases have not been consolidated, we will treat them as such for purposes of this opinion because the legal issue raised in each case is identical. For clarification, however, we will separately relate the factual background of each petitioner’s claim.

LEONARD…