TARRAFERRO v. STATE, WYOMING MEDICAL COM'N

No. 05-53.

123 P.3d 912 (2005)

2005 WY 155

In the Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim of: Michael TARRAFERRO, Appellant (Petitioner), v. STATE of Wyoming, ex rel., WYOMING MEDICAL COMMISSION and Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

December 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Bill G. Hibbler, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: Patrick J. Crank, Attorney General; Steve Czoschke, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and J.C. DeMers, Special Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Mr. DeMers.

Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, and VOIGT, JJ., and GUTHRIE, D.J.


HILL, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Appellant, Michael Tarraferro (Tarraferro), contends that the Medical Commission (Commission) erred in considering inadmissible and incompetent evidence that it generated after the hearing on this matter had concluded, and that its decision that Tarraferro failed to meet his burden of proof that his use of the medication Marinol "was not experimental," as well as that its use "was necessary and reasonable," is erroneous. The only competent...

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