State Ex Rel. K & D Group, Inc. v. Buehrer

{¶ 1} Appellant, K & D Group, Inc., filed a complaint in mandamus in the Franklin County Court of Appeals alleging that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation abused its discretion when it transferred part of the experience rating of Mid-America Management Corporation (“Mid-America”) to K & D Group, Inc., as successor in interest.

{¶ 2} For the reasons that follow, we hold that K & D Group, Inc., was not a successor in interest for purposes of workers’ compensation law. Thus, the bureau abused its discretion when it transferred part of Mid-America’s experience rating to K & D Group, Inc. We…