Agreeing to Apportionment Didn't Let Carrier Dodge Liability for Interest

An agreement between insurance carriers to apportion the liability for a worker's cumulative trauma claim does not divest the workers' compensation commissioner of the authority to decide the actual liability of each carrier and award interest. Case: Ferraro v. Ridgefield European Motors, No. SC 19043, 09/23/2014, published. Facts: Michael Ferraro worked as a mechanic for Ridgefield European Motors from 1998 until 2003. In 2001, he began complaining of tingling and numbness in his hands and arms. He filed a workers' compensation claim asserting he had developed carpal tunnel syn...