Worker's Refusal to Participate in Discovery Warranted Dismissal of Request for Hearing

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a self-represented worker’s refusal to participate in discovery warranted the dismissal of his request for a hearing on his claim of a compensable bug bite injury. Case: Trey v. Industrial Commission, No. 1 CA-IC 17-0066, 10/02/2018, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Bruce Trey worked for U.S. Airways as a reservationist. In February 2016, he sustained an insect bite near his right eye when he was on the phone with a customer. Trey had an allergic reaction to the bite. The comp carrier for U.S. Airways accepted liability for the bite an...