February 3, 2017
A state court has upheld a ruling that exposure to pigeon droppings at his workplace was the major cause of a disease that led to a worker’s death, therefore his widow gets workers’ comp benefits.
Terry Lankford worked as an investigator for the Newton County prosecutor’s office in Missouri.
When he started working for the prosecutor’s office, Lankford smoked in the basement of the courthouse where he worked. An assistant prosecutor suggested he go up on the roof to smoke, and after that he preferred the outside location because it was quiet and he could think about the case he was working on.
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