S.D. Supreme Court Hears Appeal Over Whether 2010 Fall Voids 1994 Workers’ Comp Settlement In oral argument in appeal No. 331059, attorneys debated whether prior Department of Labor and circuit-court findings preclude an insurer’s 62-7-33 change-of-condition claim and whether an April 2010 fall was an intervening cause that severed liability tied to a 1991 work injury.

The South Dakota Supreme Court is grappling with a pivotal appeal that could reshape workers' compensation benefits, questioning whether a 2010 fall nullifies a 1994 settlement from a catastrophic injury.

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