Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Reinholtz

¶ 1 The court holds that claimant’s rape by her co-employee constitutes an accidental on-the-job injury and declares that she may be (a) awarded additional compensation for psychological overlay and (b) allowed treatment for a skin rash. I dissent from today’s pronouncement and from the court’s disposition of the claim.

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THIS COURT’S CERTIORARI RECONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSA-BILITY OF CLAIMANT’S INJURY BY RAPE IS BARRED BY THE SETTLED LAW OF THE CASE

¶ 2 The Court of Appeals ruled that claimant’s back injury by sexual assault did arise out of her employment and is hence compensable. Neither…