Scheidt v. Teakwood Cabinet & Fixture, Inc.

Leben, J.:

Had the Kansas Supreme Court’s opinion in Casco v. Armour Swift-Eckrich, 283 Kan. 508, 154 P.3d 494 (2007), been applied to Robert Scheidt’s 2002 settlement award with his employer, Teakwood Cabinet and Fixture, his injury to both arms would have been a scheduled injury rather than the 22.5% whole-body, permanent partial general disability that the parties agreed upon in their settlement. But Casco was decided well after Scheidt’s award became final, and the award was left open for coverage of further medical treatment and possible modification. One modification available under…