Kenneth Dale McCaleb, Plaintiff/appellee v. Saturn Corporation, Defendant/appellant

Summary

The court affirmed the award of workers’ compensation benefits based on the claimant’s back and knee injuries. It held that the evidence supported a causal connection between the work-related knee injury and the back condition, that the employer’s actual knowledge and lack of prejudice justified excusing untimely written notice, and that the 60% vocational-disability award was supported by the record. The court also held that Saturn’s disability-plan payments could not be set off against permanent disability benefits because the governing statute prohibits agreements reducing an employer’s statutory liability.