LOOFBOURROW v. INDUSTRIAL CLAIMS OFFICE

No. 10CA2176.

321 P.3d 548 (2011)

Elaine LOOFBOURROW, Petitioner and Cross-Respondent, v. INDUSTRIAL CLAIMS Appeals OFFICE OF the STATE of Colorado, Respondent, and Harman-Bergstedt, Inc., d/b/a Kentucky Fried Chicken and Zurich American Insurance Company, Respondents and Cross-Petitioners.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

Rehearing Denied December 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of O'Toole & Sbarbaro PC, John Sbarbaro , Denver, Colorado, for Petitioner.

No Appearance for Respondent.

Thomas Pollart & Miller LLC, Margaret Keck , Greenwood Village, Colorado, for Respondents and Cross-Petitioners.


Opinion by Judge TERRY.

In this workers' compensation proceeding, as a matter of first impression, we address whether a claimant who did not challenge a determination that she had reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) of her work-related injury in an open case can obtain temporary total disability (TTD) benefits where she has experienced a worsening of her original injury. Under the unique circumstances presented here, we conclude that she can.

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