Supreme Court Says Liability for CT Injuries Can't Be Apportioned

The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the full amount of liability for a long-time heavy machinery operator's cumulative trauma injuries was properly assigned to the employer the worker had been working for on the date his injuries manifested. Case: Hale v. CDR Operations, No. 2014-SC-000062-WC, 10/29/2015, published. Facts: Ronnie Hale worked as a heavy equipment operator for nearly 30 years, and his last employer was CDR Operations. He worked for CDR for roughly three months – from November 2011 through Feb. 7, 2012.  Procedural History: After CDR laid him off, Hale fi...