Santiago v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

GARBARINO, Judge.

¶ 1 This is a review of an Arizona Industrial Commission (Commission) award and decision upon review dismissing a rearrangement petition for lack of jurisdiction. The dispositive issue is whether the Commission’s findings and order approving and adopting a settlement of a disputed claim for permanent disability compensation was an “award” that could be rearranged. We conclude that the findings and order constituted an “award” and, therefore, the Commission had jurisdiction to rearrange it. We accordingly set aside the dismissal.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In…