Lovie Dechio v. Raymark Industries, Inc.

Summary

The court held that the Second Injury Fund had to appeal, or preserve its appellate rights, within twenty days after the commissioner’s September 30, 2005 finding and award, rather than wait for the later supplemental order directing payment. Because the Fund had participated in the proceedings and the 2005 award established compensability, rejected alternative insurance coverage, and made the Fund’s liability probable, the statutory notice-and-hearing procedure for an initially uninvolved Fund did not apply. The appeal filed after the supplemental order was therefore untimely, and the Appellate Court properly affirmed dismissal by the Compensation Review Board.