Arising Out of The Employment (Idiopathic Conditions)

A claimant is walking down the hallway and falls.  It matters as to whether she tripped over an object, her leg just gave way, she rolled her ankle or she has no idea how she fell.  Some of these are compensable claims.  Some are not.  I will discuss the concept of an idiopathic condition and how it plays a role in a compensability analysis.