Gilbert Aguirre Jr v. ica/city of Goodyear

Summary

The court held that an administrative law judge’s workers’ compensation award is legally deficient when it fails to make findings on material issues and resolve conflicting expert testimony necessary for meaningful judicial review. It further held that a claimant does not waive appellate review of that deficiency by failing to raise it in the request for administrative review. The court set aside the award, affirmed the lower appellate court in part, and vacated specified paragraphs of that court’s decision.