Colwell v. Trotman

The issue in this workers’ compensation case is whether claimant is entitled to compensation for an occupational disease from both of the employers for whom she worked concurrently over a period of several years, or whether the "last injurious exposure” rule adopted in Mathis v. SAIF, 10 Or App 139, 499 P2d 1331 (1972), limits claimant to compensation from the employer for whom her last services were performed.

Claimant is a dental hygienist. For approximately eight years, she was employed by one dentist to perform services on Tuesday of each week, and was employed by a second dentist to…