Blanco v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Wesley, J.

Progress begets promise and problems. Computer technology has ushered in the "information age” and helped to create a global workplace that is accessible from one’s home or office. These cases present us with a difficult question arising from the widespread use of computers in the workplace: when does a cause of action accrue against a keyboard manufacturer for repetitive stress injury (RSI) suffered by a keyboard user? We conclude that, in such cases, the cause of action accrues upon the onset of symptoms, or the last use of the keyboard, whichever is earlier.

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