Injured workers caught in the crossfire of state vs. federal law
Of all prominent personalities quoted before any court, Jerry Garcia is rarely referenced. Yet, in his opening remarks, Norman Trask, an attorney appearing before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, cited the Grateful Dead leader’s own words that also served as the title of the band’s second compilation album. “What a long strange trip it’s been.” For Gaetan Bourgoin, it has been a long and painful trip. Bourgoin injured his back in 1989 at the paper mill in Maine where he worked. He initially tried prescription painkillers. While providing relief, use of the drug led to addiction and thoughts of suicide….
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