Simeonidis v. Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court
2013 Mashantucket Trib. LEXIS 8
Relevant factsFree
Simeonidis (plaintiff), who had just finished physical therapy for a preexisting back problem days earlier, suffered a collapsing slot machine chair at a casino operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise (defendant), requiring resumed physical therapy and spinal injections, and underwent spinal-fusion surgery six months later; competing experts could not say with medical certainty that the incident alone necessitated the surgery.
IssueFree
Whether a claimant whose preexisting disability is worsened by an injury may recover damages only to the extent the injury aggravated the preexisting disability.