Legal Opinion
State Industrial Insurance System v. Khweiss
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided January 24, 1992No. 22120PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Around 1981, Emad Khweiss had a tumor surgically removed from his right shoulder. His physician advised him of its potential for regrowth. In July, 1985, while working at the Marrakech Restaurant, Khweiss fell and injured the same shoulder.
Khweiss filed a claim for worker’s compensation in August of 1985, which SIIS denied on the ground that the agency could not substantiate his assertion that he was working on the date of the injury. Khweiss appealed, and SIIS reversed as to this ground. However, because of a December 15, 1986 report from Jesse Perry, M.D., stating that Khweiss’s…
3Cases cited7 opinions
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- Barnum v. WilliamsNevada Supreme Court · 1968
- McCracken v. FancyNevada Supreme Court · 1982
- Gullick v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1963
- State Industrial Insurance System v. KellyNevada Supreme Court · 1983
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4Cited by21 opinions
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