Law, Business, and Society 9th Edition by Tony McAdams

Exercise 18

LaTourette worked for a California college and was attending a conference for work purposes when he suffered a heart attack. He underwent various operations including bypass surgery, subsequent to which he died in the hospital from a bacterial infection. His estate sought workers' compensation, claiming that his heart attack was a response to job stress. Is his estate entitled to workers' compensation Explain. See LaTourette v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, 72 Cal. Rptr. 2d 217 (Cal. S.Ct. 1998).