KENTUCKY EMPLOYERS' MUT. INS. v. BURNETT

Nos. 2013-CA-001834-WC, 2013-CA-001843-WC.

432 S.W.3d 733 (2014)

KENTUCKY EMPLOYERS' MUTUAL INSURANCE, Appellant v. Fred BURNETT; Deck Doktor, Inc.; Hon. R. Scott Borders, Administrative Law Judge; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees. and Deck Doktor, Inc., Appellant v. Fred Burnett; Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance; Hon. R. Scott Borders, Administrative Law Judge; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Barry Lewis Hazard , KY, for appellant, Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance.

Lyn Douglas Powers , Louisville, KY, for appellant, Deck Doktor, Inc.

Paul A. Brizendine , Jeffersonville, IN, for appellee, Fred Burnett.

Before LAMBERT, STUMBO, and THOMPSON, Judges.


OPINION

THOMPSON, Judge:

Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance (KEMI) and Deck Doktor, Inc. filed separate petitions for review of the opinion of the Workers' Compensation Board affirming the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) decision awarding Fred Burnett permanent total disability (PTD) benefits. KEMI argues Kentucky does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate Burnett's claim and Deck Doktor contests the award of PTD benefits. We affirm.

Burnett filed...

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