Nichols v. Howmet Corp.

This case involves a dispute between two insurers of a single employer concerning who must pay wage-loss benefits to an employee who suffered two separate, distinct injuries. Defendant Howmet Corporation (Howmet) and its workers’ compensation insurer, Pacific Employers Insurance Company/Cigna (Pacific), appeal as on leave granted1 an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appellate Commission (the commission), now named Michigan Compensation Appellate Commission,2 ordering Howmet to pay benefits including wage-loss benefits related to the cervical spine injury of plaintiff, Edwin A. Nichols, and…