Secura Insurance v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

¶ 1. Stevenson's Trendsetters, Inc. and its insurer, Secura Insurance, appeal from a Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) decision awarding Dale Rice permanent total disability worker's compensation benefits under Wis. Stat. § 102.44(2) (1997-98). Rice's claim for § 102.44(2) lifetime benefits included both a scheduled injury to his left foot and a nonscheduled injury to his lower back. Secura contends that only the nonscheduled injury can support lifetime benefits under § 102.44(2) and that Rice failed to adequately separate his scheduled and unscheduled injuries; therefore, Rice…