STATE EX REL. v. TRUCINSKI

No. 2004-1941.

106 Ohio St.3d 203 (2005)

2005-Ohio-4557

THE STATE EX REL. INTERNATIONAL PAPER, APPELLANT, v. TRUCINSKI ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 14, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, L.L.P., Timothy L. Zix, and Majeed G. Makhlouf, for appellant.

Philip J. Fulton Law Office, Philip J. Fulton, and William A. Thorman III, for appellee Steven Trucinski.

Jim Petro, Attorney General, and Dennis L. Hufstader, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee Industrial Commission.

Garvin & Hickey, L.L.C., Preston J. Garvin, and Michael J. Hickey, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

Bricker & Eckler, L.L.P., and Thomas R. Sant, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business and the Ohio Manufacturers' Association.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P., and Steven M. Loewengart, urging reversal for amicus curiae Council of Smaller Enterprises.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, L.L.P., Robert A. Minor, and Robin Obetz, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Self-insurers' Association.

Gallon & Takacs Co., L.P.A., and Theodore A. Bowman, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.


Per Curiam.

{¶ 1} Appellee Steven A. Trucinski worked for appellant, International Paper. In 1998, a chemical explosion at the plant injured Trucinski's left leg, resulting in an above-the-knee amputation. He was eventually fitted with a prosthesis and, in time, secured other employment.

{¶ 2} Appellee Industrial Commission of Ohio awarded Trucinski scheduled...

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