Court Clarifies Standard for Proving Repetitive Trauma Claims

An office worker who asserted multiple claims for repetitive trauma to her wrists from typing did not have to show her condition had changed or worsened to open a new claim, because every new exposure counts as a new injury, a Florida appellate court ruled.Last week, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that Rebecca Rose did not need to show a change in her condition since her claim was based on repetitive stress and every new exposure to this trauma was a new "accident" for purposes of workers' compensation.Mark G. Capron, one of the attorneys who represented Rose, said Friday that the ...