Man Files Personal Injury Lawsuit against Employer for Bug Injuries
And We Thought the Cicadas Were Bad in Chicago!
In one of the more "bugging" personal injury cases to be seen in the last 17 years, a railroad worker is suing the Kansas City Southern Railway Co. for damages sustained from an insect sting on the job three years ago. Michael Aguillard claims it was the responsibility of the railway to inform him about the dangers of bug bites and stings and thus negligently failed to provide him with a safe workplace when it did not warn him of this information, spray for bugs and give him the proper working equipment. Aguillard was stung on June 20, 2004 while working with track materials and has claimed that he suffered injuries to the soft tissues, ligaments, tendons, muscles and blood vessels of his hands, arms, back and heart, including a mitral valve prolapse. Aguillard also claims in his personal injury lawsuit that he has suffered severe pain and suffering and is suing for lost wages, earnity capacity and benefits.
As the song goes, it's a hard knock life for bugs. Oh wait. That's us, not bugs.