Lawhead v. United Air Lines

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “a disease or illness such as influenza is an injury within the meaning of HRS § 386-3”
• stating that “an injury is compensable if it reasonably appears to have resulted from the working conditions.”
• noting, in the workers’ compensation context, “a strong legislative policy favoring awards in arguable cases.” (citation omitted)
• “an injury is compensable if it reasonably appears to have resulted from the working conditions”
• section 386-85(1) mandated presumption that complainant contracted influenza through employment
• section 386-85(1) mandated presumption that complainant contracted influenza through employment

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).