I’ve just banged out a “new” article about implausibly complex compensatory injuries — like blaming a new shoulder pain on a ten-year-old toe stub, which is satirical only in the sense that the dumbest examples are rare. This article was in the pipeline for ages. I did a small blog post back in 2023, answering the FAQ: “Can compensation for an old injury cause a new pain?” Yes, but mostly just the boringly obvious, short-term, and relatively minor examples. The profound “everyth...
