10.44. Applicability of the Code of Civil Procedure to the Kansas Workers Compensation Act.

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Kansas Workers Compensation Settlement Reporter 10.44. Applicability of the Code of Civil Procedure to the Kansas Workers Compensation Act SummariesChapter 1010.44 Applicability of the Code of Civil Procedure to the Kansas Workers Compensation ActFebruary 2002 . (Ph) Because Chapter 44, The Workers Compensation Act, contains no specific discovery provisions, the Board will look to Chapter 60, Code of Civil Procedure for guidance. The Board in this case held that K.S.A. 60-226 allows for discovery in worker compensation matters, although the scope of discovery may be limited. Newton vs. Grede Foundries, Inc., Docket No. 265,221. July 1997. (Award) Applicability of the Code of Civil Procedure to the Kansas Workers Compensation Act discussed. See Jones v. Continental Can Co. , 260 Kan. 547, Syl. ¶ 3, 920 P.2d 939 (1996), in which the Kansas Supreme Court recently reiterated the longstanding rule that the Workers Compensation Act is complete unto itself and the Code of Civil Procedure is not applicable thereto. Rodriguez v. IBP, Inc., Docket No. 169,337. See Also...

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