Metal Industries, Inc. of California v. Farley

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice GRANT.

Annie M. Farley became an employee of Metal Industries, Inc. of California d/b/a Kwik-Way Corporation when it purchased the Mount Pleasant factory at which she had been employed for the previous fifteen years doing work involving repetitive motions with her hands. When Ms. Farley began experiencing problems with her hands, she reported it to her supervisor and asked to see a doctor. Her request was immediately granted, and she was ultimately diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, for which she underwent surgery on both wrists and a subsequent surgery to correct…