Elshaug v. Workforce Safety and Insurance

20030100 Rosella Elshaug, Claimant and Appellee
v.
Workforce Safety and
Insurance, Appellant
and
Ashley Medical Center, Respondent

Appeal from: District Court, South Central Judicial District, McIntosh County
Judge Benny A. Graff
Nature of Action: Workers Compensation
Counsel:
Appellant: Leo F J Wilking , Spec. Asst. Atty. Gen.
Appellee: Dietz & Little Lawyers
Term: 09/2003   Argument: 09/09/2003  10:45am
ND cite: 2003 ND 177
NW cite: 671 N.W.2d 784

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Issues: Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
1. Did the Bureau weigh conflicting medical opinions and explain its rationale for disregarding medical evidence favorable to Elshaug?
2. Was the Bureau's conclusion that Elshaug had not proven a causal relationship between her medical condition and her exposure to laundry products at the Ashley Medical Center supported by its findings of fact
3. Did the District Court err as a matter of law in weighing conflicting medical opinions and substituting its judgment for that of the Bureau?

Appellee's Statement of the Issues:
1. Has the North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau properly evaluated medical evidence supporting Rosella Elshaug's continued entitlement to benefits?

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Docket entries:
104/03/2003 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 04/02/2003
204/03/2003 ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION: Kapsner, Carol Ronning
305/01/2003 RECORD ON APPEAL (w/ separate entry no. 5 - 2 volumes of Record from Workers Comp.)
405/06/2003 Supplemental Clerk's Certificate dated 5-2-03 (Containing the District Court Record in 98-C-32 and
505/06/2003 & the Workers Comp. Record
605/14/2003 DISK - tra (6-11-98)(TRANS. COPIED FROM J:\Briefs99\990286.tra)
705/12/2003 APPELLANT BRIEF
805/12/2003 APPELLANT APPENDIX
905/13/2003 DISK - atb
1005/21/2003 DISK - TRA (4/17/01, 5/7/01 & 4/12/02)
1106/12/2003 APPELLEE BRIEF
1206/12/2003 APPELLEE APPENDIX
1306/17/2003 Corrected TOA & page 14 for AEB
1406/17/2003 DISK - AEB
1506/19/2003 REPLY BRIEF
1606/20/2003 DISK - RYB
1708/12/2003 SITTING WITH THE COURT: Bekken, James M.
1809/09/2003 APPEARANCES: Leo F.J. Wilking; Stephen D. Little
1909/09/2003 ARGUED: Wilking; Little (Vol. Y; Page 136)
2009/09/2003 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
2111/18/2003 DISPOSITION: REVERSED AND REMANDED
2211/18/2003 UNANIMOUS OPINION: VandeWalle, Gerald W.
2311/18/2003 Costs on appeal will be taxed under N.D.C.C. Section 65-10-03
2411/19/2003 Order/Judgment Mailed to Parties
2512/10/2003 MANDATE
2612/12/2003 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
2703/30/2010 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed

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