Ellis v. Commissioner of the Department of Industrial Accidents

No. 13-P-402.

88 Mass. App. Ct. 381 (2015)

37 N.E.3d 681

JAMES ELLIS v. COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS & another.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

September 18, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teresa Brooks Benoit for the plaintiff.

Timothy J. Casey , Assistant Attorney General, for Commissioner of the Department of Industrial Accidents.

Michael K. Landman , for Landman, Akashian & White, P.C., was present but did not argue.

Present: BERRY, GREEN, & TRAINOR, JJ.


Reduced to essentials, in this latest appellate foray, the plaintiff, James Ellis, contends that, in considering whether to approve a lump sum agreement under § 48 of G. L. c. 152, the Workers' Compensation Act (act), for injuries to a worker, an administrative judge of the Department of Industrial Accidents (department) or a law...

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