Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Deputy With PTSD

The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously overturned a denial of benefits to a deputy sheriff with a mental injury after he was involved in a fatal shooting. Case: France v. Industrial Commission, No. CV-20-0068-PR. 03/02/2021, published. Facts: John France worked as a sheriff’s deputy for Gila County. On June 18, 2017, he performed a welfare check on a man who was threatening suicide. France had encountered the man two nights earlier, and he had threatened to kill law enforcement officers. In the second visit, France saw a man burst through the doorway, scream and run down the stairs car...