Davis v. Harrah's Cherokee Casino

McGEE, Judge.

William Davis (plaintiff) worked as a games performance technician for Harrah’s Cherokee Casino (Harrah’s). Plaintiff’s job duties included repairing and performing preventative maintenance on gaming machines. Plaintiff was lifting a thirty-five-pound monitor out of a slot machine on 26 May 2001 when he felt a pain in his lower back. Plaintiff did not report the injury and continued to work until 26 June 2001, when he sought medical attention for recurring pain in his left leg. Plaintiff was treated by a chiropractor who ordered an MRI scan that revealed a herniated disc in…