LYONS v. RICHARDSON

No. 21454.

429 S.E.2d 44 (1993)

189 W.Va. 157

Danny LYONS, Terry Gibson, Arla Sue Betts, Thena Maynard, Laurence Mayes, Ronald L. Stewart, Bruce Perry, and Bill Fitzpatrick, Petitioners, v. Andrew N. RICHARDSON, Workers' Compensation Commissioner, and Robert J. Smith, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided March 16, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Ellis, Huntington, for petitioners.

Robert M. Nunley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for respondent Andrew N. Richardson, Workers' Compensation Com'r.

Samuel P. Cook, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for respondent Robert J. Smith, Chief Administrative Law Judge.


MILLER, Justice:

The petitioners in this case are eight claimants seeking second injury life awards (SILA) or permanent total disability (PTD) awards from the respondents, the Commissioner of the State Workers' Compensation Fund (Commissioner) and Chief Administrative Law Judge (Chief ALJ) of the State Workers' Compensation Office of Judges. The petitioners have brought this original proceeding in mandamus requesting that we compel the respondents to issue orders...

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