Contractor's Employee Can't Sue State for Damages After Workplace Fall

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a social worker could not file a tort action against the Department of Corrections to recover damages for her slip-and-fall while at a state prison. Case: Wagner v. State, No. 1 CA-CV 16-0134, 04/20/2017, published. Facts: Nancy Wagner, a social worker, slipped and fell on a wet floor at a prison operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections. At the time, Wagner was an employee of Wexford Health Services, a contractor hired by the state to prove health care services for Arizona’s state-owned prisons. Wagner filed a workers' compensation ...