Worker Can't Relitigate Claims for Injuries Previously Deemed Noncompensable

An Arizona appellate court ruled that a worker was properly barred from relitigating claims for injuries that had already been rejected as noncompensable. Case: Cullens v. Industrial Commission, No. 2 CA-IC 2021-0007, 08/25/2022, unpublished. Facts: Carlos Cullens worked for the Tucson Unified School District. He allegedly suffered injuries at work between August and September 2016. Procedural history: In May 2017, an administrative law judge found Cullens’ injuries to be noncompensable because he had not been injured while working for TUSD. Cullens did not request review by the...