Giddings v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by

Justice ERICKSON. *

In this workers' compensation case, Linda Giddings (claimant) appeals the final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) imposing penalties under § 848-401(2)(a), C.R.S.2001, and denying penalties under § 8-43-804(1), C.R.S8.2001, for the failure of the employer, Northern Telecom, and its insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company {collectively insurer), to pay medical benefits. We set aside the order and remand for reconsideration of the penalty issue under either statute.

Claimant sustained work-related injuries in 1996. In a 1999 final order that was…