The Arkansas Court of Appeal ruled that a truck driver was not entitled to benefits for his injuries from a fall which occurred while he was walking to the bathroom immediately after going "off duty" and commencing the start of a 34-hour period of down-time.
Case: Trezza v. USA Truck Inc., No. CV-14-246, 10/22/2014, published.
Facts: Ralph Trezza worked as a driver for USA Truck, and he claimed that he injured his right ankle while at a USA Truck terminal in Memphis three years ago.
Trezza testified that he parked his truck at the terminal at about 9:45 a.m., made a cha...
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