P.D.S.I. v. Peterson

LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

The interim workers’ compensation commissioner (commissioner) found that claimant’s husband died from a work-related heart attack. The commissioner granted claimant death benefits but denied her claim for penalty benefits. The employer and its insurer sought judicial review in the district court and the claimant cross-appealed. The district court affirmed on both appeals. The employer and its insurer appeal from that decision, and the claimant cross-appeals. We affirm.

I. Background Facts.

Wayne Peterson was an over-the-road truck driver for P.D.S.I., which leased…