Stewart v. Liberty Northwest Insurance

¶1 Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation (Liberty) appeals an order of the Workers’ Compensation Court (WCC) determining that Sharon Stewart is entitled to continued payment for her pain medication. Stewart cross-appeals the WCC’s determination that she is not entitled to attorneys’ fees or the statutory penalty.

¶2 We have consolidated the appeal and cross-appeal issues into the following three issues:

¶3 1. Whether the WCC erred when it determined that Stewart was entitled to continued payment for the pain patches prescribed by her treating physician.

¶4 2. Whether the WCC erred when it…