FOWLER v. VISTA CARE

No. 33,993.

329 P.3d 630 (2014)

2014-NMSC-019

Sherrie FOWLER, Worker-Petitioner, v. VISTA CARE and American Home Insurance Company, Employer/Insurer-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Rodney O. Dunn III , Rio Rancho, NM, for Petitioner.

Butt Thornton & Baehr, P.C., Emily A. Franke , David N. Whitham , Albuquerque, NM, for Respondent.


OPINION

DANIELS, Justice.

{1} The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Act (the Act), NMSA 1978, §§ 52-1-1 to -70 (1929, as amended through 2013), provides for temporary total disability (TTD) benefits for injured workers. The Court of Appeals held that the Act limits Appellant Sherrie Fowler's eligibility for TTD benefits to 700 weeks of benefits and reversed a contrary decision of the Workers' Compensation Administration judge. See...

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