Suzor v. International Paper Co.

¶1 Charlotte Suzor injured her knees in a workplace accident in 1982, and her knees have been prone to giving out unpredictably ever since. She settled her workers’ compensation claims in 1987 with her self-insured employer, Champion International Corporation, but reserved the right to seek future medical benefits for ongoing complications from her injury. In 2009, Suzor fell and broke her hip after her knees gave out. Her physician filed a claim with Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (Sedgwick), the third-party administrator for the workers’ compensation plan now funded by her…