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· 11/16/2007

Wait v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of Illinois

Citations

  • 240 S.W.3d 220
  • 2007 Tenn. LEXIS 1033

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Generally, for an injury to ‘arise out of’ employment, it must emanate from a peculiar danger or risk inherent to the nature of the employment.”
  • “When an assault has an ‘inherent connection’ to the employment it is compensable [under the TWCA].”
  • “An employee telecommutes when he or she takes advantage of electronic mail, internet, facsimile machines and other technological advancements to work from home or a place other than the traditional work site.”
  • discussing the doctrine and collecting cases

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Judges: Barker, Holder, Clark, Wade, Koch

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