Carson v. Lacy
Case Details
- Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
- 442 Civil Rights: Jobs
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unknown
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- State
- New Mexico
- Circuit
- Eighth Circuit
Related Laws
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Outcome
The court reversed the Workers' Compensation Division's dismissal of the employer's claim against the Subsequent Injury Fund, holding that a 1988 amendment requiring pre-filing of a certificate of pre-existing impairment should not apply retroactively to injuries occurring before its effective date.
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