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Northwest energy company is subject to mandatory workers' compensation laws in the states in which it does business. odele and phelps work for northwest energy as part of a crew that travels to remote locations to repair broken pumps and other damaged equipment. at a distant site, odele is injured in an accident that is entirely phelps's fault. odele files a claim for workers' compensation. should the claim be granted? what would be northwest energy's best defense against it?​

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MsTeel

The claim should be granted because the two elements (employment relationship and accidental injury on the job) have been met. Because those 2 things have occurred, who is at fault does not matter. Northwest Energy's best defense would be if they could prove either of the 2 elements did not exist at the time of the accident/

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