Contemptuous Conduct by Worker, Counsel Doesn't Allow for Dismissal of PTD Claim as Sanction

The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits could not be thrown out as untimely because he was actively litigating the matter, nor could it be dismissed as a sanction for his obstruction of the adjudicative process. Case: Mayhew v. Labor Commission, No. 20220695-CA, 05/31/2024, published. Facts: Norm C. Mayhew worked as a concrete setter for Darrell W. Anderson Construction Inc. He suffered injuries at work in August 2008. In the years that followed, DWAC paid Mayhew approximately $20,000 in temporary total disability benefits,&nb...