Fund Fails to Prove It Provided Notice of Decision to Accept Liability

The Montana Workers' Compensation Court ruled that the Uninsured Employers Fund was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a challenge to its decision to accept liability for a claim as untimely. Case: Laemmle v. Pettit, No. 2021-5624, 09/03/2021, published. Facts: Joe Laemmle used to run Riverside Drywall Inc. Eric Pettit allegedly worked for Laemmle. Pettit filed a workers’ compensation claim asserting that he suffered an injury while working on a roofing project for Laemmle in March 2020. Laemmle did not have workers' compensation insurance at the time, so Pettit&rsqu...