Legal Opinion
Saari v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 29, 1999No. 980342PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAPSNER, Justice.
[¶ 1] The Workers Compensation Bureau appealed from a judgment which reversed a Bureau order awarding Edward Saari permanent partial impairment (PPI) benefits and held the Bureau must follow former N.D.C.C. §§ 65-05-12 and 13, rather than N.D.C.C. § 65-05-12.2, in calculating Saari’s PPI award. We conclude the Bureau correctly determined Saari’s claim for PPI benefits is governed by N.D.C.C. § 65-05-12.2. We reverse the judgment.
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[¶ 2] On June 4, 1987, Saari injured his neck and left shoulder while working for Lake Ready Mix, Inc., in Devils Lake. The Bureau accepted Saari’s…
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