Court Rejects Worker's Bid for Increase in PPD Award

Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker’s knee injuries. Case: Noborikawa v. Host International Inc., No. CAAP-20-0000172, 09/20/2024, unpublished. Facts: Carrie N. Noborikawa worked for Host International Inc. She injured her knees at work in March 2007, and Host accepted liability. In July 2010, Dr. James R. Langworthy examined Noborikawa and determined that she was medically stable, with a 5% impairment of the right lower extremity and no rateable impairment in the left knee. Langworthy examined Noborikawa ...