DORR v. BRIDGE CONST. CORP.


750 A.2d 597 (2000)

2000 ME 93

Charles V. DORR v. The BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION and Commercial Union Insurance Company.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided May 19, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin I. Grant, Kaplan & Grant, Portland, for employee.

Ronald A. Ducharme, Christopher J. Cotnoir, Wheeler & Arey, P.A., Waterville, (Commercial Union Ins. Co.), Thomas R. Kelly, John M. McCallum, Robinson, Kriger & McCallum, Portland, (for Hanover Ins. Co.), Glenn H. Robinson, Thompson & Bowie, Portland, (for Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.), for employers and insurers.

Before CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, SAUFLEY, ALEXANDER, and CALKINS, JJ.


RUDMAN, J.

[¶ 1] Commercial Union Insurance Company appeals from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Board. The first issue on appeal is whether Commercial Union's failure to timely controvert a claim of injury pursuant to the former early pay system, 39 M.R.S.A. § 51-B (1989), repealed by P.L.1991, ch. 885, § A-7, precludes it from seeking an apportionment against a previous insurer pursuant to 39-A M.R.S.A. § 354 (Supp.1998), amended...

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