Legal Opinion
Allan v. R.D. Offutt Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 31, 2015No. A14-1555PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Justice.
This dispute presents the question of whether a prior disability that does not affect an employee’s ability to secure employment may be considered when determining whether the employee is eligible for permanent-total-disability benefits under Minn.Stat. § 176.101, subd. 5(2) (2014). The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA) concluded that, when determining eligibility for permanent-total-disability benefits, any disability may contribute to the employee’s permanent-partial-disability rating, regardless of whether that disability causes the employee to be…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- American Family Insurance Group v. SchroedlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
- Amaral v. Saint Cloud HospitalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
- ILHC OF EAGAN, LLC v. County of DakotaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
- Burkstrand v. BurkstrandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- Rohmiller v. HartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Ali M. Shire v. Rosemount, Inc., Self-Insured/Berkley Risk Administrators Company, LLC, Relators, and Twin Cities Orthopedics, P.A., Crosstown Surgery Center, and Minnesota Department of Human Services/BRS, Intervenors.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2016
- Wayzata Nissan, LLC v. Nissan North America, Inc., Stephen J. McDanielsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2016
- Lora Walker v. Hartford Life and Accident InsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
- Great N. Ins. Co. v. Honeywell Int'l, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2018
- Laymon v. Minn. Premier Props., LLCSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2018
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