Tupper v. State Farm Insurance

SILAK, Justice.

Appellant Barbara Tupper (Tupper) appeals from a decision of the Industrial Com mission (Commission) denying worker’s compensation benefits for severe pain she suffered due to answering the telephone in her job as a phone receptionist for respondent State Farm Insurance (State Farm). We affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On November 2, 1995, Tupper filed a worker’s compensation complaint with the Commission seeking medical benefits for pain to her left shoulder and upper back due to the repetitive use of her left arm while answering the telephone for her employer State Farm.