Thorton v. Montville Plastics & Rubber, Inc.

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[Cite as Thorton v. Montville Plastics & Rubber, Inc., 121 Ohio St.3d 406, 2009-Ohio-1516.] THORTON, APPELLEE, v. MONTVILLE PLASTICS & RUBBER, INC., APPELLANT; ADMINISTRATOR, BUREAU OF WORKERS COMPENSATION, APPELLEE. [Cite as Thorton v. Montville Plastics & Rubber, Inc., 121 Ohio St.3d 406, 2009-Ohio-1516.] Judgment of the court of appeals affirmed. (No. 2008-0298 Submitted March 25, 2009 Decided April 7, 2009.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Geauga County, No. 2007-G-2760, 2007-Ohio-7115. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of Thorton v. Montville Plastics & Rubber, Inc., 121 Ohio St.3d 124, 2009-Ohio360, 902 N.E.2d 482. MOYER, C.J., and PFEIFER, O CONNOR, LANZINGER, and CUPP, JJ., concur. LUNDBERG STRATTON and O DONNELL, JJ., dissent for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion in Thorton v. Montville Plastics & Rubber, Inc., 121 Ohio St.3d 124, 2009-Ohio-360, 902 N.E.2d 482. __________________ Willacy, LoPresti & Marcovy and Aubrey B. Willacy, for appellant. Richard Cordray, Attorney General, Benjamin C. Mizer, Solicitor General, Elise Porter, Assistant Solicitor, and Virginia E. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee Administrator, Bureau of Workers Compensation. ______________________

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