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Month: July 2017

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WC Law Court decision issued on July 20, 2017 – Res Judicata and Permanent Impairment
It has long been established that when an issue is litigated to a final conclusion before the Workers’ Compensation Board, the matter may not be re-litigated in a subsequent proceeding. This doctrine is known as res judicata, which literally means “thing adjudged”, and although the concept arose in courts of general jurisdiction it has been...