Pierson v. Treasurer of the State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting “the fund is liable in the amount of the increase in disability caused by the synergistic effect of the two injuries” found in the first and second elements
• “Where the statute applies, the employer is liable only for the amount of disability caused by the current injury, and the fund is liable in the amount of the increase in disability caused by the synergistic effect of the two injuries.” (emphasis added)
• statutorily required to construe workers’ compensation statutes liberally
• statutorily required to construe workers’ compensation statutes liberally

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).