Maintenance Firm Must Reimburse Target for Comp Claim

A maintenance company that caused a Target employee to suffer a knee injury must reimburse the retailer for its past and future workers' compensation costs, the Colorado Court of Appeals determined. Case: Target Corp. v. Prestige Maintenance USA, No. 12CA0445, 1/31/13, published. Facts: Prestige Maintenance had contracted with Target Corp. to provide cleaning services at Target's retail stores. A Prestige employee was vacuuming when she caused Johanna Cleveland, a Target employee, to fall and injure her right knee. A doctor prescribed total knee replacement surgery, and Cleveland filed...