MATTHEW CULLEN (Employee)
v.
VETS SECURING AMERICA, INC. (Employer)
and
ZURICH AMERICAN (Insurer)
WCB Nos. 17030563, 18012436
Maine Workers Compensation Decisions
State Of Maine Workers' Compensation Board
February 1, 2021
DOIS:
03/16/2017,03/21/2018
Within
25 days after issuing this decision, or 5 days after ruling
on a motion for further findings, whichever is later, the
hearing officer may request that the full Workers'
Compensation Board review this decision. See 39-A M.R.S.
§320. Within 20 days after receiving this decision a
party may file a motion asking the Board to find further
facts and make further conclusions of law and file the
appropriate decision if it differs from the original
decision; within 15 days after filing the motion, the party
shall file its proposed findings of tact and conclusions of
law pursuant to §318 and 90 M.A.R. 351 Ch.12, §5.
Any party in interest may request an appeal to the Appellate
Division by filing a notice of intent to appeal along with a
copy of this decision with 1he clerk of the Appellate
Division within 20 (twenty) days of receipt of this decision.
See 39-A M.R.S. §321-B.
The
appeal rights set forth on this decree represent the
Board's opinion as to the proper venue for appeal. To the
extent there is a dispute as to the application of 39-A MR.S.
§321-B to this decision, the opinion of the Board will
not be controlling. Parties ate responsible for ensuring
their appeals are filed in the appropriate forum. Failure to
file in the appropriate forum may result in loss of
opportunity for appellate review. See, Guaranty Fund
Mgmt. Sens. V. Workers' Compensation Bd. 678 A.2d
578,582 (Me. 1986).
PURSUANT
TO BOARD RULE CHAPTER 12 §19, ALL EVIDENCE AND
TRANSCRIPTS IN THIS MATTER WILL BE DESTROYED IN 60 DAYS
UNLESS (1) WE RECEIVE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION THAT ONE OR BOTH
PARTIES WISH TO HAVE THEIR EXHIBITS RETURNED TO THEM OR (2) A
PETITION FOR APPELLATE REVIEW TS FILED. THE 60 DAYS WILL NOT
BEGIN TO RUN UNTIL ALL POST-DECREE MOTIONS HAVE BEENDECIDED
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED.
Benjamin S. Cirrinone, Esq. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD
Douglas J. Alofs, Esq...