Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Additional Benefits to Worker for Back Injury

The Hawaii Supreme Court overturned a denial of additional benefits to a worker, finding the employer had not rebutted a presumption that the worker’s claim for a low back injury was a covered work injury and that other factual findings had been clearly erroneous. Case: Skahan v. Stutts Construction Co., Nos. SCWC-16-0000663, SCWC-16-0000664, and SCWC-19-0000077, 12/24/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Kenneth Skahan worked for the Stutts Construction Co. He injured his back while at work in November 2004. Dr. Lora Aller diagnosed Skahan with a chest and thoracic spine st...