Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Intentional Stairway Spill

An Arizona appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding that his fall was intentional and that he had not suffered an injury by accident. Case: Halloum v. Industrial Commission, No. 1 CA-IC 25-0006, 01/26/2026, unpublished. Facts: Ammar Halloum worked for Black Diamond Networks LLC. While he was at work in November 2023, he fell forward on the bottom step of a stairway, headfirst into a landing area with a closed but unlatched metal gate that swung outward when he hit it. The fall was captured by a security camera but otherwise not witnessed. While he la...