Carrier Can't Transfer Liability for Worker's Carpal Tunnel Claim to Special Fund

A workers' compensation insurance carrier was not eligible to transfer liability for a worker's claim for right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases when the compensability of the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome in her left wrist had not yet been resolved. Case: Hunter v. Tops Market, No. 519575, 02/11/2015, published. Facts: Darlene Hunter established a workers' compensation claim for carpal tunnel syndrome in her right wrist in 2005. She underwent carpal tunnel release surgery in 2007, but her doctor indicated that she continued to suffer ...