MN Supreme CT Vacates Settlement for Status Change

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that an injured employee was entitled to have his workers' compensation settlement vacated after a further medical review changed the status of his disability from partial to "totally and permanently disabled." In Monson v. White Bear Mitsubishi and Western National Insurance Co., (No. SC-114-03, 06/12/03), Monson on March 28, 1991, sustained a work-related low back injury while working for White Bear Mitsubishi as an auto technician. White Bear Mitsubishi and Western National Insurance Co., its workers' compensation liability carrier, admitted liability ...