Liberty Northwest Insurance v. Frymire

Employer and its insurer seek review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) holding that employer is required to pay spousal death benefits to claimant on the basis of a 1987 determination order that employer failed to appeal. The 1987 determination order required employer to pay benefits to “beneficiaries” of a worker, Kenneth Frymire. Employer and insurer now contend, because claimant was not married to Frymire at the time of his death and thus was not a “beneficiary,” they are not precluded from challenging the extent to which she is entitled to continued benefits under the…