ALCAN FOIL PRODUCTS v. HUFF

No. 98-SC-678-WC.

2 S.W.3d 96 (1999)

ALCAN FOIL PRODUCTS, A Division of Alcan Aluminum Corp., Appellant, v. Kenneth R. HUFF; John L. Cox; Robert G. Grant; Reynolds Metals Company; Ron Christopher, Director of Special Fund; Richard H. Campbell, Jr., Administrative Law Judge; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

June 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Gordon Fogle, William A. Miller, Sr., Ferreri, Fogle, Pohl, & Picklesimer, Louisville, for appellant.

Robert W. Grant, Louisville, for appellees Huff, Cox, and Grant.

Larry L. Johnson, William P. Swain, Douglas A. U'Sellis, Boehl, Stopher, & Graves', Louisville, for appellee Reynolds Metals Co.

Joel D. Zakem, Labor Cabinet—Special Fund, Louisville, for appellee Christopher.


OPINION OF THE COURT

This workers' compensation appeal involves three claims for occupational hearing loss due to the cumulative effect of many years of exposure to loud noise. The claims were filed by longtime employees of the business owned by the appellee, Reynolds Metals Company (Reynolds Metals), beginning on July 1, 1995. The appellant, Alcan Foil Products (Alcan), owned the business from 1985 until June 30, 1995. The appeal concerns whether the Administrative...

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