An Illinois appellate court recently ruled that a water meter reader\u2019s husband should receive workers\u2019 compensation death benefits for an accident in which the meter reader drowned in a puddle while suffering a seizure. In March 2011, Jacqueline Harvey started working as a meter reader for the city of Bridgeport, Illinois. She had a seizure disorder, and in May 2011, she suffered a seizure while reading a meter. As a result, she fell face down in a puddle of water that was approximately eight inches deep.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, the inhabitants of the home discovered Ms. Harvey in their yard, and tried to revive her. But she later died at an area hospital, and her death was determined to be a drowning brought about by a clinical seizure. <\/p>\n
When Ms. Harvey\u2019s husband, Stephen, filed a workers\u2019 compensation claim relevant to her death, Bridgeport city officials contended that because she was not (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An Illinois appellate court recently ruled that a water meter reader\u2019s husband should receive workers\u2019 compensation death benefits for an accident in which the meter reader drowned in a puddle while suffering a seizure. In March 2011, Jacqueline Harvey started…<\/span><\/p>\n