High Court Reinstates Claim for Teacher With MRSA Infection

The New Hampshire Supreme Court reinstated a school teacher’s claim for benefits for his methicillin-resistant staph infection. Case: In re Appeal of Southworth, No. 2022-0544, 01/30/2024, unpublished. Facts: Peter Southworth worked for Proctor Academy as an English teacher. In September 2015, he was a faculty supervisor for a multi-day school camping trip into the White Mountains. After returning from the trip, Southworth noticed an area on his leg that appeared to be inflamed or cut. Lab cultures collected from his right thigh lesion later confirmed the presence of methicillin-resis...