Janet v. Torres v. Allen Family Foods

WALSH, Justice: This is an appeal from a Superior Court affirmance of termination of workers' compensation by the Industrial Accident Board (""Board""). Appellee, Allen Family Foods (""Allen""), sought the termination of the permanent partial disability benefits of the appellant, Janet V. Torres (""Torres""), which resulted from a carpal tunnel condition sustained in the course of her employment with Allen. Before the Board, Torres contended that she was a displaced worker -- a contention disputed by Allen. The Board determined that Torres was not, prima facie, a displaced worker and that she had failed to demonstrate that she had made a reasonable job search which was unsuccessful because of her injury. The Superior Court correctly found that substantial evidence supported the Board's finding that Torres had failed to meet her burden of proof. Accordingly, we affirm that ruling.