CARLSON v. WORKFORCE SAFETY & INS.

No. 20080250.

765 N.W.2d 691 (2009)

2009 ND 87

Merwin CARLSON, Claimant and Appellant v. WORKFORCE SAFETY & INSURANCE, Appellee and GMR Transportation, Inc., Respondent and Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

May 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce A. Schoenwald, Stefanson, Plambeck & Foss, Moorhead, MN, for claimant and appellant.

Jacqueline Sue Anderson, Special Assistant Attorney General, Fargo, N.D., for appellee.

Timothy G. Richard (argued), Serkland Law Firm, Fargo, N.D., and Richard A. Plewacki (on brief), Roetzel & Andress, L.P.A., Cleveland, OH, for respondent and appellee.


SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Merwin Carlson appeals from a district court judgment affirming a decision by Workforce Safety & Insurance ("WSI"), which reconsidered its earlier decision granting Carlson workers' compensation benefits and subsequently denied him benefits after WSI determined he was an independent contractor and was not an employee of GMR Transportation, Inc. Carlson argues WSI's decision is void, because GMR's attorneys were not authorized to...

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