Lederer v. Viking Freight, Inc.

Employer petitions for reconsideration of our opinion in Lederer v. Viking Freight, Inc., 193 Or App 226, 89 P3d 1199 (2004), raising three arguments. We allow the petition but write only to address employer’s third argument. We adhere to our opinion as modified below.

In our description of the underlying facts, we explained that, on April 5, 2000, employer issued a notice of closure on claimant’s first claim, a lumbar strain. Along with the notice of closure, employer “issued an updated notice of acceptance, specifying the lumbar strain as the accepted condition.” Id. at 230. Several months…