Legal Opinion
James Brooks v. Pactiv Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 6, 2013No. 12-1155PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
In 1999 James Brooks, an assembly-line operator for Prairie Packaging, Inc., was seriously injured in an on-the-job accident and lost his left hand, wrist, and forearm. He filed a workers’ compensation claim that same year seeking recovery for a permanent and total disability. That claim remains pending. Following Brooks’s injury, Prairie Packaging kept him in its employ despite his inability to work, treating him as a disabled employee on a company-approved leave of absence. This allowed Brooks to continue to receive healthcare coverage under the company’s…
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