A Montana Workers' Compensation Court judge on Thursday issued an order rebuking a claimant attorney for pursuing a trial on a claim over which the court had no jurisdiction on the basis that counsel thought the statutorily mandated requirement that the claim first be mediated was "pointless." Case: Mackey v. Ace American Insurance Co., No. 2012-3026, 12/27/2012, published.Facts: Michael D. Mackey claimed that he injured himself at work on Feb. 20, 2012. He filed a Petition for Workers' Compensation Mediation Conference, and on that form, he indicated that his claim did not involv...
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