Supreme Court Overturns Truck Driver's Award of Benefits for Psych Conditions

The North Dakota Supreme Court overturned an award of benefits to a truck driver for depression and anxiety, since those conditions pre-existed his injuries from an on-the-job accident. Case: North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance v. Tolman, No. 20200025, 10/21/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: In September 2014, Jason Tolman was injured in a roll-over accident while driving a tanker truck. Workforce Safety and Insurance accepted his claim for benefits. In April 2018, WSI awarded Tolman $4,905 in permanent impairment benefits based on a 16% impairment of the whole bod...