HOFFMAN v. STATE EX REL. WYOMING WORKERS' SAFETY & COMPENSATION DIVISION

No. S-12-0092.

291 P.3d 297 (2012)

2012 WY 164

In the Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim of Randy W. HOFFMAN, Appellant (Petitioner), v. STATE of Wyoming, ex rel., WYOMING WORKERS' SAFETY AND COMPENSATION DIVISION, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

December 21, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Peter J. Timbers of Schwartz, Bon, Walker, Studer, LLC, Casper, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: Gregory A. Phillips , Wyoming Attorney General; John D. Rossetti , Deputy Attorney General; Michael J. Finn , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Kelly Roseberry , Assistant Attorney General.

Before KITE, C.J., HILL, VOIGT, BURKE, JJ., and GOLDEN, J., Retired.


KITE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Randy W. Hoffman injured his back while working in 1994. As a result, he had three back surgeries between 1995 and 2004. The Wyoming Worker's Compensation Division (the Division) paid him benefits for the injury and associated treatment. In 2009, he fell on the ice at his home and underwent a fourth back surgery. Claiming that the surgery was connected to his original work injury, Mr. Hoffman...

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