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IN RE WRIGHT

No. 98-96.

978 P.2d 1162 (1999)

In The Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim of Shawn T. WRIGHT, an Employee of Wyoming Analytical Laboratories, Inc. Shawn T. Wright, Appellant (Claimant), v. State of Wyoming, ex rel., Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

May 4, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Santini of Ross, Ross & Santini, L.L.C., Cheyenne, Wyoming, Representing Appellant.

William U. Hill, Attorney General; John W. Renneisen, Deputy Attorney General; Gerald W. Laska, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Bernard P. Haggerty, Assistant Attorney General, Representing Appellee.

Before LEHMAN, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, GOLDEN and TAYLOR, JJ.

GOLDEN, Justice.

This appeal presents the issue of whether Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-405(h) permitted the denial of Appellant Shawn T. Wright's application for permanent partial disability benefits when he demonstrated that he was unable to secure full-time employment following a work-related injury. We hold that the statute requires the claimant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that his work-related injury caused his inability to return to work at a...

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