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SC Appellate Court Chides Commission for Summarily Dismissing Appeal

The Workcomp Writer

Here, the commission had failed to articulate how, or even whether, it had used its discretion in coming to its decision to dismiss the appeal. A single commissioner denied Hartford’s motion, and Hartford appealed to the full commission. On June 17, 2019, the commission, without explanation, denied Hartford’s motion to reinstate.

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

The Court indicated that because the Board had not cited any legal authority for its conclusion, much less identify a federal statute that exposed the insurance carrier to criminal prosecution, it would vacate the Board’s determination that the reimbursement would violate federal law. 3d 825 (2021)]. It had chosen not to do so.