Davis v. Hammack Management Inc., 112515 IDWC, IC 15-000107
Case Date | November 25, 2015 |
Court | Idaho |
Whenever the commission determines that it is for the best interest of all parties, the liability of the employer for compensation may, on application to the commission by any party interested, be discharged in whole or in part by the payment of one or more lump sums to be determined, with the approval of the commission.Such agreements, commonly referred to as lump sum settlement agreements, contemplate the compromise of a claim by the payment of "one or more lump sums". Here, the agreement at issue does not contemplate the payment of one or more lump sums in compromise of Defendants' liability. Rather, the agreement contemplates the payment of all benefits to which Claimant would be entitled as though adjudged permanently and totally disabled by the Commission. The issue resolved by the agreement was not whether Claimant is totally and permanently disabled, and not whether the ISIF bears some responsibility for the...
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