Sweeney v. Kerstens & Lee, Inc.

NATURE OF CASE

The plaintiff, Robert Sweeney, was injured in an accident that arose out of and was in the course of his employment, and was awarded workers’ compensation benefits. Sweeney became clinically depressed, however, after his vocational rehabilitation counselor concluded that Sweeney’s loss of earning capacity was only 55 to 60 percent. The question presented in this appeal is whether Sweeney’s depression, which resulted from a disappointing vocational rehabilitation report, was proximately caused by Sweeney’s original accident.

BACKGROUND

Sweeney was injured in 1997 in an accident…