Name
Santiago v. County of Penobscot
Insurance Company
Maine Municipal Association
Date Decided
June 20, 2019
Panel Members
Timothy Collier
Tom Pelletier
Mike Stovall
Categories
Findings of Fact Compensability Compensability Findings of FactTags
Prior Injury Comeau Knee Compensible Injury
File Size
132 KB
DownloadSummary from the Troubh Heisler Attorneys
Before working for the sheriff’s office, Santiago had a prior (apparently non-work-related) knee injury requiring surgery. Years later, after arriving at home for “lunch” but still on duty, he stepped out of his work SUV, apparently twisting and re-injuring his knee. Judge Hirtle applied Comeau, found the injury did not “arise out of his employment,” and denied his petitions. The Appellate Division remanded the case back to Judge Hirtle for additional findings on whether Comeau applied and, if so, how Santiago did not meet his burden of proof that his injury was compensable.