Supreme Court Won't Review Denial of Widow's Claim for Benefits

The Louisiana Supreme Court refused to review a denial of benefits to the widow of a worker who was electrocuted and it was unclear whether he was working for himself or his employer. Only Justices Jeanette Knoll and Scott Crichton voted in favor of granting the petition for writ relief in Granger v. B&B Farms of Mamou, No. 2016-C-1892. Jimmie Granger suffered a fatal electric shock while welding a metal pole. A colleague who saw Granger on the morning on the accident would later testify that the pole was for use in the construction of a duck house Granger was building for his personal u...