Michael Celentano v. Department of Corrections
Case Date: 12/22/2005
Court: Supreme Court
Docket No: 2005 ME 125
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MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision: 2005 ME 125 Docket: WCB-05-101 Argued: October 20, 2005 Decided: December 22, 2005
Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and CLIFFORD, DANA, ALEXANDER, CALKINS, LEVY, and SILVER, JJ.
MICHAEL CELENTANO
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
CALKINS, J. [¶1] The State of Maine Department of Corrections appeals from a decision of a hearing officer of the Workers' Compensation Board (Elwin, HO) awarding benefits to Michael Celentano. Celentano, who had an asymptomatic back condition, was injured when he tripped over a table leg at his job at the Maine State Prison. The Department of Corrections contends that the hearing officer erred in failing to apply the legal causation standard from Bryant v. Masters Machine Co., 444 A.2d 329 (Me. 1982). The Department further argues that the hearing officer failed to apply 39-A M.R.S.A. |