USA MOTOR EXP., INC. v. Renner

William Anthony Renner ("the worker") was employed by USA Motor Express, Inc. ("the company"), as an "over-the-road" truck driver. On December 29, 2000, the worker was resting in the sleeping berth of his truck while the truck was being loaded at a loading dock at an airport near Hartford, Connecticut. When he heard a knock at the door of the truck, the worker got up from the berth; in doing so, he said, he "reached up and pulled [himself] up and twisted around." As the worker got up from the sleeping berth, he felt his back "pop." The worker received the necessary documentation for the load…