Legal Opinion

Buckley v. S.D. Warren Co.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 7, 2012Published

1Opinion of the CourtMead, J.

[¶ 1] William Buckley appeals from a decision of a Workers’ Compensation Board hearing officer on remand after our decision in Buckley v. S.D. Warren Co., 2010 ME 53, 997 A.2d 747 (“Buckley I”).* Buckley contends that, when determining whether his permanent impairment level is above the threshold for receiving partial incapacity benefits for the duration of his incapacity, the hearing officer (Collier; HO) misinterpreted our mandate by failing to combine or “stack” the percentages of permanent impairment attributable to all of his work injuries. See 39-A M.R.S. § 213(1-A)(A) (2011).1 Buckley…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Harvey v. H.C. Price Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  2. Cust v. University of MaineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  3. Buckley v. S.D. Warren Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
  4. Jensen v. S.D. Warren Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
  5. Kotch v. American Protective Services, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002

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