Teenaged Lifeguard Gets Disfigurement Award for Chipped Tooth

A teenaged lifeguard who chipped his front tooth while fending off a coworker armed with a soda-filled squirt gun is entitled to an award for his "disfigurement," a Missouri appellate court ruled. Case: Johnson v. City of Carthage, Nos. SD32936 & 32958, 04/23/2014, published.  Facts: Kevin Johnson worked for the City of Carthage as a lifeguard the summer he turned 15.While he was at work in July 2011, one of his coworkers attempted to shoot him with a squirt gun filled with soda. Johnson kept the coworker at bay by holding a chair with its legs in the air facing the other em...