Court Says Worker's Occupational Disease Claim Time-Barred

The one-year limitation to file an occupational disease claim prevents a journeyman electrician from bringing a claim against his 2007 employer for a disease that was diagnosed in 2003 while working for another employer, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled.Case: Charles Baker v. Liberty Northwest Insurance Co., A140572, published, 06/19/2013.Facts: Charles Baker was a journeyman electrician who complained of left shoulder pain while working for Frahler Electric in 2002. In 2003, he received an MRI, after which a doctor said his shoulder was “worn out” because of his work.Baker did no...