CURRAN v. N.D. WORKFORCE SAFETY & INS.

No. 20090260.

791 N.W.2d 622 (2010)

2010 ND 227

Kari CURRAN, Claimant and Appellee v. NORTH DAKOTA WORKFORCE SAFETY & INSURANCE, Appellant and MeritCare Health System, Respondent.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

December 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Earl Phillips , Fargo, N.D., for claimant and appellee.

Douglas W. Gigler , Special Assistant Attorney General, Fargo, N.D., for appellant.


SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Kari Curran had suffered prior off-the-job injuries to her lower back and had degenerative disc disease. While on the job as a nurse, she bent over to pick up a band-aid from the floor and experienced significant lower back pain. Because a reasoning mind could have found as WSI did, that picking up the band-aid triggered a preexisting condition but did not substantially accelerate or worsen her condition, we reverse the district court...

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