Bobby Lykins, by George Duranske, conservator, Respondent, vs. Anderson Contracting, Inc., and SFM Mutual Insurance Co.,...

── Bobby Lykins, by George Duranske, conservator, Respondent, vs. Anderson Contracting, Inc., and SFM Mutual Insurance Co.,... ── Court: Supreme Court of Minnesota Date: May 21, 2025 Category: General Decision: Affirmed in part; vacated in part 1. The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals has discretion under Minnesota Statutes section 176.521, subdivision 3 (2024), to set aside a workers’ compensation award made upon a settlement that is not valid under section 176.521, subdivision 1(a) (2024). 2. Substantial evidence in the employee’s petition to set aside an award supported a prima facie showing that the employee was an incapacitated person when he signed agreements to settle his workers’ compensation claims. 3. Minnesota Statutes section 176.092, subdivision 3 (2024), does not apply when the employee already has a conservator. 4. In a workers’ compensation proceeding involving allegations that an employee was an incapacitated person when they signed a workers’ compensation settlement, the workers’ compensation courts have subject-matter jurisdiction to determine whether the employee was incapacitated. Affirmed in part; vacated in part.