Zurn Industries v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board

When Anthony Bottoni filed a simple Workers Compensation claim in 1986, we doubt he would have expected it to drag on into the new millennium. Yet nine opinions and nearly fourteen years later, the seemingly simple issue of whether Bottoni provided his employer with timely notice of his occupational injury is still not resolved. Even worse, all that each iteration through the appellate process appears to have accomplished is to lengthen the portion of the opinion dedicated to procedural history, and increase the regret each subsequent court felt upon having to remand the case one more time. In an attempt to avoid prolonging this case even further, we will not engage in an exhaustive review of its history.