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Facts

• A worker appealed for medical benefits/reimbursement issues against their employer, Holiday Inn Express, and its insurers, AIG Claims Service (now known as Chartis Insurance Company), Alea North America Insurance Company, and Chubb Services Corporation. The case involved unresolved issues regarding unfair claim processing and bad faith claims, which were reserved for a later ruling.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Worker-Appellee: Sought resolution on medical benefits/reimbursement issues.
• Employer/Insurer/Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees: The specific arguments of Holiday Inn Express, AIG Claims Service/Chartis Insurance Company are not detailed in the decision.
• Third-Party Defendants-Appellants: Alea North America Insurance Company and Chubb Services Corporation appealed the Workers’ Compensation Administration order, which only resolved medical benefits/reimbursement issues, leaving unfair claim processing/bad faith claims issues pending.

Legal Issues

• Whether the appeal should be dismissed for lack of finality due to unresolved issues regarding unfair claim processing and bad faith claims.

Disposition

• The appeal was dismissed for lack of finality.

Reasons

• Per Linda M. Vanzi, J. (M. Monica Zamora, J., and J. Miles Hanisee, J., concurring): The Court of Appeals proposed to dismiss the appeal due to its lack of finality, as it only resolved medical benefits/reimbursement issues while expressly reserving unfair claim processing/bad faith claims issues for a later date. No opposition to the dismissal was filed by the appellants, leading to the dismissal of the appeal. The court also noted that this dismissal does not preclude the parties from raising any issues in future appeals related to the case (para 1).