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BROWN v. SAIF CORP.

WCB No. 11-02146 CA A151889 SC S062420.

391 P.3d 773 (2017)

361 Or. 241

In the Matter of the Compensation of Royce L. BROWN, Sr., Claimant. Jesse BROWN, Personal Representative of the Estate of Royce L. Brown, Sr., Petitioner, Respondent on Review, v. SAIF CORPORATION and Harris Transportation Company, LLC, Petitioners on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

March 30, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Masters , Appellate Counsel, SAIF Corporation, Salem, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioners on review.

Julene M. Quinn , Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review.

Jerald P. Keene , Oregon Workers' Compensation Institute, LLC, Oceanside, filed the brief for amici curiae Associated Oregon Industries and Oregon Self Insurers Association.

James S. Coon , Swanson, Thomas, Coon & Newton, Portland, filed the brief for amicus curiae Oregon Trial Lawyers Association.

Before Balmer, Chief Justice, and Kistler, Walters, Landau, Baldwin, and Brewer, Justices.

The issue in this workers' compensation case is whether claimant is entitled to benefits for his "combined condition" claim. Under ORS 656.005(7)(a)(B), a "combined condition" exists when an "otherwise compensable injury" combines with a preexisting condition, and the otherwise compensable injury remains the major contributing cause of...

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