Supreme Court Says Statute of Limitations Governs Requests to Reopen

The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the eight-year period for reopening a workers’ compensation claim is a statute of limitations, and an employer bears the burden of proof that an application to reopen was untimely. Case: Webb v. OSF International Inc., No. SCWC-19-0000618, 02/11/2025, published. Facts: Richard Webb worked for OSF International Inc. He suffered injuries to his back and hip at work in April 1999. Webb settled his workers’ compensation claim with OSF in May 2002. The director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Disability Compensation Division sig...