Alcan Foil Products v. Huff

OPINION OF THE COURT

This workers’ compensation appeal involves three claims for occupational hearing loss due to the cumulative effect of many years of exposure to loud noise. The claims were filed by longtime employees of the business owned by the appellee, Reynolds Metals Company (Reynolds Metals), beginning on July 1,1995. The appellant, Alcan Foil Products (Alcan), owned the business from 1985 until June 30, 1995. The appeal concerns whether the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) properly determined that each of the claims arose when the worker became aware that he had sustained a significant…