USCA7th: No Duty to Worker with Hypoglycemia

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that the failure of a prison in Indiana to prevent a worker from driving home while in a hypoglycemic condition, resulting in a crash that killed the worker, did not create liability under Indiana law.In Stockberger v. US (06/11/03 - No. 02-3651), Maurice Stockberger, an employee of the federal prison at Terre Haute, Indiana, was an insulin-dependent diabetic and known to be such by his coworkers, who routinely assisted him by ensuring he was properly fed when they knew he was having a hypoglycemic event. The prison had of...