81. The plaintiff, Ella Williams, spent six years on a Toyota assembly line in Georgetown, Ky., and developed carpal tunnel syndrome. 82. The repealed rules had sought to protect workers from carpal tunnel syndrome, back sprains and other injuries that often result from repetitive motion or strenuous lifting. 83. The rules were intended to protect workers like secretaries, seamstresses and slaughterhouse workers from a host of injuries, including tendonitis, slipped disks and carpal tunnel syndrome. 84. The study was conducted only on GM employees who had been longtime sufferers of carpal tunnel syndrome, Good said. 85. The unanimous ruling stemmed from the case of Ella Williams, a Toyota auto plant worker who claimed her carpal tunnel syndrome was aggravated by her work. 86. There were rumors of carpal tunnel syndrome, which he denied. 87. These conditions include carpal tunnel syndrome, low back pain, muscle strains, sciatica and tendinitis. 88. They will struggle on with tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome and other ailments. 89. They sued after the railroad conducted secret genetic tests to check their blood to see if they were predisposed to carpal tunnel syndrome, a repetitive-motion injury. 90. This new case, Toyota Motor Manufacturing v. Williams, involves carpal tunnel syndrome, a common repetitive stress injury. |