Brown v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

HOWARD, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 In this statutory special action, petitioner/employee Dennis Brown contends that the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) award eliminating a previously awarded medication, Zocor, from Brown’s supportive care benefits violates preclusion or estoppel principles or was unsupported by the evidence. Because we agree that the issue previously had been determined in Brown’s favor and the respondents did not prove any material changes in Brown’s medical condition, we set aside the award.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In 1993, Brown suffered a myocardial infarction (heart attack) while…