Legal Opinion

Thompson v. North Dakota Workers' Compensation Bureau

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided August 19, 1992No. Civ. 910354PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

Roger Thompson appeals from a district court judgment affirming a decision by the North Dakota Workers' Compensation Bureau awarding him rehabilitation benefits but suspending the benefits during his noncompliance with a rehabilitation plan. We affirm.

In August 1986, Roger suffered a back injury while employed as a construction worker. The Bureau accepted Roger’s claim and began paying him disability benefits on August 19, 1986. Roger underwent a partial hemilaminectomy on September 4, 1986, and a lateral mass fusion on January 8, 1987. On August 18, 1987, Roger’s…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Power Fuels, Inc. v. ElkinNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Shark v. ThompsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Cunnison v. Richardson Greenshields Securities, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. Cooke v. Blood Systems, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Lass v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Gregory v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Robertson v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Held v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Loberg v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Lucier v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996

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