BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. v. STEWART

98-06193 and 98-03468; A111407

35 P.3d 1055 (2001)

178 Or. App. 145

In the Matter of the Compensation of Steven P. Stewart, Claimant. BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC., Petitioner, v. Steven P. STEWART. and Freightliner Corp., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott H. Terrall, Portland, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner.

Deborah L. Sather, Portland, argued the cause for respondent Freightliner Corp. With her on the brief were Tracy J. White and Sather, Byerly & Holloway.

Michael A. Bliven, Portland, waived appearance for respondent Steven P. Stewart.

Before LANDAU, Presiding Judge, and BREWER and SCHUMAN, Judges.


SCHUMAN, J.

This workers' compensation case requires us to determine whether Barrett Business Services, Inc. (Barrett), having accepted responsibility for claimant's compensable injury, was entitled subsequently to issue a "back-up" denial based on evidence obtained after claim acceptance, indicating that an earlier employer, Freightliner LLC (Freightliner), was responsible. The Workers' Compensation Board (Board) rejected...

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