Savina v. Litton Industries/Litton Medical Systems

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

Employer, Litton Industries/Litton Medical Systems (Litton), seeks review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals awarding employee compensation for permanent partial disability. Litton contends that, because the employee’s claim petition was filed more than 6 years after the date of the accident, the employee’s claim is barred by the applicable statute of limitations, Minn.Stat. § 176.151(1) (1982). It is not disputed that the employee did not formally commence a proceeding to recover workers’ compensation benefits until over 7 years after the date…