Worker's Parents Can't Blame Obesity as Idiopathic Cause of Death to Avoid Comp Laws

The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s death from heatstroke was compensable, despite his parents’ argument to the contrary, blaming his morbid obesity as an idiopathic cause of his demise. Case: Halsey v. Townsend Tree Service Co., No. SD36658, 04/20/2021, published. Facts: Tyler Halsey began working for the Townsend Tree Service Co. in July 2016. For his first four days on the job, Halsey worked approximately 10 hours per day, outdoors, in and around Poplar Bluff. The fourth day was one of the hottest of the year in southeast Missouri, with a hea...