VELEZ v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF ARIZONA

No. 1 CA-IC 91-0027.

174 Ariz. 307 (1993)

848 P.2d 886

Mario VELEZ, Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF ARIZONA, Respondent, City of Scottsdale, Respondent Employer, City of Scottsdale, Respondent Carrier.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department E.

March 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor & Schaar by Thomas R. Stillwell, Phoenix, for petitioner.

Anita R. Valainis, Chief Counsel, Industrial Com'n of Arizona, Phoenix, for respondent.

Long, Lester & Lundmark, P.A. by R. Todd Lundmark, Phoenix, for respondent Employer and Carrier.


OPINION

CLABORNE, Judge.

This is a review of an industrial commission award that upheld a unilateral suspension of benefits and denied coverage for unauthorized medical treatment received after the suspension. The main issues are whether the suspension was void and whether medical treatment should have been covered even if unauthorized. We hold that the suspension here was voidable, as opposed to void, and that the award properly excluded coverage for unauthorized...

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