“Common Sense Isn’t Enough”

Matt Flammia and Courtney Britt

The Court of Appeals recently held that Plaintiff’s lay testimony was insufficient to establish increased risk in an occupational disease claim. In Briggs v. Debbie’s Staffing, Inc., Plaintiff worked as a Ceramic Technician, which required him to work a portion of his time on a Voeller machine.  The Voeller machine mixes water with various dry…