Court Tosses Denial of Deli Worker's Claim for Cumulative Trauma Injury

The Kentucky Court of Appeals overturned a denial of a deli clerk’s claim for a cumulative trauma injury, since it had been based on a medical expert opinion that had not addressed whether the worker’s job duties had aggravated an underlying condition. Case: Robinson V. Kroger, No. 2018-CA-000806-WC, 04/12/2019, published. Facts: Betty Jo Robinson worked as a deli clerk at a Kroger grocery store in Louisville. She reported pain and in her right wrist at work in October 2016. Robinson also said her fingers were numb. Dr. David T. Schulz diagnosed Robinson with right wrist te...