Case Name: In the Matter of the Compensation of Susan A. Michl, Claimant. BEVERLY ENTERPRISES and Construction State Service Company, Petitioners, v. Susan A. MICHL, Respondent
Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Decision Date: 1996-01-03
Citations: 138 Or. App. 486
Docket Number: WCB 93-04959; CA A87433
Parties: In the Matter of the Compensation of Susan A. Michl, Claimant. BEVERLY ENTERPRISES and Construction State Service Company, Petitioners, v. Susan A. MICHL, Respondent.
Judges: Before Riggs, Presiding Judge, and Landau and Leeson, Judges.
Reporter: Oregon Reports, Court of Appeals
Volume: 138
Pages: 486–487

Head Matter:
Argued and submitted October 30, 1995, motion for sanctions denied;
reversed and remanded for reconsideration January 3, 1996
In the Matter of the Compensation of Susan A. Michl, Claimant. BEVERLY ENTERPRISES and Construction State Service Company, Petitioners, v. Susan A. MICHL, Respondent.
(WCB 93-04959; CA A87433)
908 P2d 849
Jerald P. Keene argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief was Roberts, Reinisch, MacKenzie, Healey & Wilson.
David C. Force argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.
Before Riggs, Presiding Judge, and Landau and Leeson, Judges.
PER CURIAM

Opinion:
PER CURIAM
Employer petitions for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board upholding the compensability of claimant's knee condition and related surgery. The primary dispute concerns whether claimant's condition is the result of a combination of a work injury and a preexisting condition.
Resolution of this case involves an interpretation of ORS 656.005(7)(a)(B), which was amended by the legislature in 1995. Or Laws 1995, ch 332. The amendments are applicable to all cases still in administrative proceedings or on review. Volk v. America West Airlines, 135 Or App 565, 899 P2d 746 (1995). We remand the case to the Board for reconsideration in the light of the amendments. Accordingly, we deny claimant's motion for sanctions made pursuant to ORS 656.390.
Motion for sanctions denied; reversed and remanded for reconsideration.