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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Pena finds that the lower court properly awarded lifetime income benefits to the appellee truck driver in this workers' compensation case stemming from an accident in which his truck allegedly rolled over and hot asphalt "entered the truck cabin." Contrary to the insurer's argument, the evidence sufficiently supports the award. Specifically, the lower court did not err in using the Seabolt standard for "the total loss of use," as it related to the driver's left hand. Affirmed.
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