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Mickelson v. Workforce Safety and Insurance

Docket No. 20110232
Oral Argument: Monday, December 5, 2011 10:45am

Docket Info

Title
James Mickelson, Appellant
v.
North Dakota Workforce
Safety and Insurance, Appellee
and
Gratech Company, Ltd., Respondent
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : WORKERS COMPENSATION
Appeal From
Case No. 10-C-00232
South Central Judicial District, McLean County
Bruce A. Romanick
2012 ND 164820 N.W.2d 333
Oral Argument 12/5/2011

Highlight

Injuries attributable to a preexisting injury, disease, or other condition are compensable under workers' compensation law when employment substantially accelerates the progression or substantially worsens the severity of the injury, disease, or other condition.
Employment substantially accelerates the progression or substantially worsens the severity of a preexisting injury, disease, or other condition when the underlying condition likely would not have progressed similarly in the absence of employment.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
09/19/2011 APPELLANT BRIEF (e-filed) PDF View
10/14/2011 APPELLEE BRIEF (e-filed) View
10/27/2011 REPLY BRIEF (e-filed) PDF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Dean J. Haas - 04032
APPELLEE SPEC. ASST. ATTY. GEN. Jacqueline Sue Anderson - 05322

(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 08/12/2011 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 08/10/2011
2 08/12/2011 No Transcript on Appeal
3 08/15/2011 DISK - Adm. Hrg Transcript dated September 2, 2010
4 09/16/2011 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL (ENTRY NOS. 1-24).
5 09/19/2011 APPELLANT BRIEF (e-filed) PDF View
6 09/19/2011 E-FILED BRIEF (PDF)
7 09/19/2011 APPELLANT APPENDIX (e-filed)
8 09/19/2011 E-FILED APPENDIX (ATA)
9 09/20/2011 Received $25 e-filing surcharge for ATB (Receipt #20672).
10 09/22/2011 Received 7 copies of ATB from Central Duplicating.
11 09/22/2011 Received 6 copies of ATA from Central Duplicating.
12 10/14/2011 APPELLEE BRIEF (e-filed) View
13 10/14/2011 E-FILED BRIEF (AEB)
14 10/14/2011 APPELLEE APPENDIX (e-filed)
15 10/14/2011 E-FILED APPENDIX (AEA)
16 10/17/2011 RECEIVED $25 E-FILING SURCHARGE FOR AEB (RECEIPT #20712).
17 10/19/2011 Received 7 copies of AEB from Central Duplicating.
18 10/19/2011 Received 6 copies of AEA from Central Duplicating.
19 10/27/2011 REPLY BRIEF (e-filed) PDF View
20 10/27/2011 E-FILED BRIEF (RYB) PDF
21 10/28/2011 Received 7 copies of RYB from Central Duplicating.
22 11/16/2011 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
23 12/05/2011 APPEARANCES: Dean J. Haas/Jacqueline S. Anderson
24 12/05/2011 ARGUED: Haas/Anderson
25 12/05/2011 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
26 08/16/2012 DISPOSITION
27 08/16/2012 SPLIT OPINION : Kapsner, Carol Ronning View
28 08/16/2012 CONCURRING SPECIALLY : VandeWalle, Gerald W.
29 08/16/2012 CONCURRING IN PART AND DISSENTING IN PART : Crothers, Daniel John
30 08/16/2012 JOINING IN THE CONCURRING IN PART AND DISSENTING IN PART : Sandstrom, Dale V.
31 08/16/2012 Cost on appeal taxed in favor of Appellant under N.D.C.C. 65-10-03.
32 08/17/2012 Judgment Sent to Parties
33 09/07/2012 MANDATE
34 07/21/2021 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed