Unexplained Fall is Compensable, Ariz. Court Rules

A claimant does not need to prove an injury is work related for compensation for an unexplained fall, an Arizona court ruled Friday. In Sunland Beef v. Industrial Commission of Arizona, 1 CA-IC 06-0046, 05/29/2007, the Court of Appeals, Division One, cited the state Supreme Court's positional-risk doctrine, construing the Workers' Compensation Act "liberally with a view of effectuating the principle of placing the burden of death and injury on the industry." The positional-risk doctrine, established in Circle K Store #1131 v. Industrial Commission of Arizona, holds that in the case of a n...