Workers' Compensation
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Case Details
DIA Reviewing Board in Boston ruled that specific findings are required in dismissing a Workers’ Compensation claim, recommitting the case for further findings.
Additional Notes
The case involved an employee's counsel failing to show up at a scheduled hearing, leading to a motion for dismissal with prejudice by the insurer. The Reviewing Board found reliance on Arruda v. Cut Price Pools of Somerset, Inc. misplaced and emphasized that involuntary dismissal is a drastic sanction requiring specific findings on unreasonable conduct/delay, prejudice to the party seeking dismissal, and alternative penalties.