Perdue Farms, Inc. v. McCutchan

Although medical professionals seem to agree that “carpal tunnel syndrome” (CTS) may be caused by disorders such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, thyroid dysfunction and rheumatoid arthritis, in the present appeals the parties agree that the employees’ CTS arose from cumulative trauma resulting from repetitive motion necessitated by their employment tasks. For purposes of our analysis of the compensability of these claims, no logical distinction may be drawn between Ms. McCutchan repeatedly packing chicken nuggets into trays and Ms. Bowen repeatedly using a staple gun to assemble and wrap…