Grover C. Dils Medical Center v. Menditto

OPINION

In this appeal, we examine the “last injurious exposure” rule, which links workers’ compensation liability with the employment that last contributed to the causation of a subsequent disabling condition. Primarily, the parties dispute whether the claimant’s most recent disabling condition is, under the rule, the result of a work-related “aggravation” and thus the most recent employer’s responsibility, or merely a “recurrence” of her previous injuries, which remains the former employer’s responsibility. This opinion clarifies the standards for determining whether a subsequent condition…