Graham v. Olson Wood Associates, Inc.

In 2006, Plaintiff’s decedent filed notices of claim with the Workers’ Compensation Commission. The Commission assigned the decedent’s claims to its asbestos docket for adjudication. After the decedent died, Plaintiff, his widow, filed a claim for dependent benefits that was joined with the original claims. The Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association became a defendant in the proceedings. The Association was originally dismissed from the case for lack of exposure. The Commissioner later reinstated the Association as a party to the proceedings. The Workers’ Compensation Review Board affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed the Board’s decision, holding that the Commissioner properly reinstated the Association as a party to the proceedings because the Commissioner’s broad case management authority permitted him to render a dismissal that was provisional, rather than final, in nature. View "Graham v. Olson Wood Associates, Inc." on Justia Law