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Wanstrom v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau

N.D.February 2, 2001No. 20000187Cited 14 times
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Vande Walle, Neumann, Maring, McLees, Greenwood, Kapsner, Sandstrom
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

Related Laws

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Claim Types

Wrongful Termination

Outcome

The North Dakota Supreme Court reversed the Workers Compensation Bureau's denial of disability benefits, holding that the evidence did not support a finding that the firefighter's occupational smoke exposure was not a substantial contributing factor to his lung disease, thereby allowing the statutory presumption to stand.

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