CITY OF PAWTUCKET v. PIMENTAL

No. 2007-106-M.P.

960 A.2d 981 (2008)

CITY OF PAWTUCKET v. Michael PIMENTAL.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

December 15, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Reall, for Plaintiff.

Alfredo T. Conte, Providence, for Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, SUTTELL, and ROBINSON, JJ.


OPINION

Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

We issued a writ of certiorari to review a decision by the Appellate Division of the Workers' Compensation Court (Appellate Division) upholding the reduction of Michael Pimental's workers' compensation benefits under G.L. 1956 § 28-33-18(b).1 The Appellate Division affirmed the trial judge's ruling that the partially incapacitated employee's refusal to undergo surgery that had a reasonable...

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