Exerminator's Improbable Claims Justified Denial of Benefits

A Louisiana exterminator with an improbable tale of two injuries to his back – which allegedly disabled him from working for his former employer but did not stop him from running his own pest control company – was not entitled to disability benefits, an appellate court ruled.Case: Schoeffler v. Ecolab, No. 11-1131, 02/01/2012, published.Facts: Stacey Schoeffler worked for Ecolab doing pest control. He claimed that he injured his back in March 2008 while working at a casino, and again that November, at the same casino.Schoeffler reported both accidents to his employer’s human ...