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HOPKINS v. SAIF CORP.

(WC 0407794; CA A138825; SC S058081).

245 P.3d 90 (2010)

349 Or. 348

In the Matter of the Compensation of Barbara L. Hopkins, Claimant. Barbara L. HOPKINS, Petitioner on Review, v. SAIF CORPORATION and Nyssa Gardens Adult Alternative Living, Respondents on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided December 9, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Adian Martin , Ransom, Gilbertson, Martin, & Ratliff, LLP, Portland, argued the cause for petitioner on review.

David L. Runner , Appellate Counsel, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review.

Before DE MUNIZ, Chief Justice, and GILLETTE, DURHAM, BALMER, WALTERS, and KISTLER, Justices.

WALTERS, J.

This case requires that we determine the legislature's meaning of the term "arthritis" in ORS 656.005(24)(a)(A). We conclude that, in defining preexisting conditions for workers' compensation claims, the legislature intended the term "arthritis" to mean the inflammation of one or more joints, due to infectious, metabolic, or constitutional1 causes, and resulting in breakdown, degeneration, or structural change. We also decide...

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