High Court Considering Changes to Appellate Rules

Idaho's Supreme Court is considering two possible changes to its rules that would allow for an appeal from an interlocutory order that is final as it relates to the issue of a compensable injury, but before benefits owed to an injured worker have been determined. The first proposal would amend Idaho Appellate Rule 11 to make these interlocutory orders appealable as a matter of right, according to a notice from the Industrial Commission.  The other proposal would amend Rule 12 to allow a permissive appeal without having to show that the appeal involves a controlling question of law a...