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The Alaska Workers Compensation Board issued a Final Decision and Order in the case of\u00a0Gillion v The Northwest Co\/Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Co.\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0
\n\"\"<\/a>July 31, 2017,\u00a0Gillion v Berkshire Hathaway.<\/a><\/p>\n

Holmes, Weddle & Barcott defended the insurance company.<\/p>\n

In this case, the Employee had been treated with epidural injections for a herniated L5-S1 and annual tear. When the treating physicians \u00a0referred the Employee for a consultation with a surgeon, the insurance company obtained an \"independent medical evaluation\" by Dr. David Bauer. Dr. Bauer opined that in the Employee had only suffered a lumbar strain, that if he had any symptoms they were due to \"preexisting degenerative disease\" and that he needed no further treatment other than some physical therapy.<\/p>\n

The insurance then cut off the Employee's medical treatment without filing a controversion notice as required by Alaska law. In response, a claim was filed for medical benefits and an increase in the compensation rate that had been been paid when the Employee was off work.<\/p>\n

The claim was filed which was vigorously defended by Holmes, Weddle & Barcott. A few days before the hearing, Holmes, Weddle & Barcott filed a petition demanding mediation and to have the hearing canceled. The Employee opposed the petition. The law is clear that a party is entitled to a hearing upon the claim. Once a hearing date is set, it cannot be canceled except for good cause. Moreover, the Employee was not willing to compromise his claim; he wanted a decision from the Board.<\/p>\n

On the morning of the hearing, the Board denied Holmes, Weddle & Barcott's petition for mediation. In response,\u00a0the insurer suddenly withdrew its controversions and agreed to pay medical benefits. However, Holmes, Weddle & Barcott did not agree to the compensation rate amount sought.<\/p>\n

In the Final Decision, the Board held:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \u00a0The Employee was entitled medical benefits for treatment of his back injury,<\/li>\n
  2. The Employee was entitled to an increase in compensation rate and the insurance company owed him back pay,<\/li>\n
  3. When the Employee was re-injured approximately one year after his first injury, that second injury constituted a new injury and that his compensation rate needed to be increased again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Keenan Powell has practiced\u00a0law in Alaska for more than 30 years and has dedicated her practice to Workers Compensation representing injured Alaskans.<\/span><\/p>\n

    All consultations are<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0free<\/strong>.\u00a0 If you want to set up a meeting, use the contact form on\u00a0www.keenanpowell.com<\/a>\u00a0or call:\u00a0 907 258 7663.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Alaska Workers Compensation Board issued a Final Decision and Order in the case of\u00a0Gillion v The Northwest Co\/Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Co.\u00a0on\u00a0 July 31, 2017,\u00a0Gillion v Berkshire Hathaway. Holmes, Weddle & Barcott defended the insurance company. In this case, the Employee had been treated with epidural injections for a herniated L5-S1 and annual tear. ...continue reading \"Employee Wins Again!\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-774","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-workers-compensation","7":"h-entry","8":"hentry","9":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nEmployee Wins Again! - Keenan Powell, Attorney at Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keenanpowell.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/01\/employee-wins-again-5\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Employee Wins Again! - Keenan Powell, Attorney at Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Alaska Workers Compensation Board issued a Final Decision and Order in the case of\u00a0Gillion v The Northwest Co\/Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Co.\u00a0on\u00a0 July 31, 2017,\u00a0Gillion v Berkshire Hathaway. 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