Whenever the commission determines that it is for the best interest of all parties, the liability of the employer for compensation may, on application to the commission by any party interested, be discharged in whole or in part by the payment of one or more lump sums to be determined, with the approval of the commission.
Idaho Code § 72-404
Lump sum payments
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Jarvis v. Rexburg Nursing Center (2001)
Most recently applied in Clark v. Truss (January 2006)
I.C., § 72-404, as added by 1971, ch. 124, § 3, p. 422; am. 1975, ch. 13, § 1, p. 18.
Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.