Holford v. Regents of the University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory

OPINION

MINZNER, Judge.

Claimant appeals from the workers’ compensation judge’s decision granting respondent’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Claimant’s husband was employed by respondent; he committed suicide on October 13, 1987. Claimant initially alleged that the decedent shot himself as a result of work pressure and work-caused stress and that job-related stress caused his depression and death. After respondent’s motion for a more definite statement was granted, claimant filed an amended claim that alleged, “As a direct and proximate…