Legal Opinion
Union Carbide Corp. v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 1, 2005No. 05CA0081PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebb, J.
The single issue in this case is whether Union Carbide Corporation and its insurer, American Motorists Insurance Company (collectively employer), should be solely liable for workers' compensation death benefits payable to Dorothy W. Spencer (claimant), or whether the Subsequent Injury Fund (SIF) should share in that liability. We conclude that only employer is liable, and therefore affirm the order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel).
The dispositive facts are undisputed. Allen Y. Spencer (decedent) worked as an underground uranium miner from 1959 until 1984, and worked for employer…
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