Shaw v. Scott

NEWTON, Judge.

Factual and Procedural Background

Leslie “Les” Shaw worked for Scotty’s Drywall, owned by James Scott (“Scotty”). Besides being his employer and supervisor, Scotty was also Mr. Shaw’s friend for over thirty years. Mr. Shaw had worked for Scotty for six years, and, before that, the two had done drywall work for twenty-three years, a job that requires good balance, coordination, and equilibrium. On October 3, 1994, Mr. Shaw was hanging drywall when he felt a sharp pain shoot through his neck and the side of his head. He developed a hemifacial spasm that, over the next few weeks,…