J.W.C. Petitioner alleged that her husband died of esophageal cancer as a result of exposure to deleterious substances during his work as a parking garage attendant. However, the judge dismissed the claim concluding that she failed to meet the burden of proving that her husband's job-related exposures constituted a substantial contributing cause or aggravation of the cancer. Mojica v. The Valley Hospital 06-5482 decided February 29, 2008 by the Honorable Philip A. Tornetta, J.W.C. Petitioner alleged that she hurt her right knee while kneeling on both knees to clean a small refrigerator. However, the judge rejected the petitioner's allegation as unsupported by any credible evidence because she had filed for temporary disability based on statements that her injury was not caused by work, gave doctors a medical history that conflicted with her past medical records, alleged facts that were inconsistent with her work and attendance records, and failed to produce a key co-worker witness at trial.  Her claim was dismissed for failure to prove that the alleged work-related accident actually caused the injury to the right knee. Rodgers v. Affinity Direct, LLC 07-19489 decided January 15, 2008 by the Honorable Diana Ferriero, J.W.C. Petitioner suffered a fractured humerus while arm wrestling with a supervisor during a dinner trip to New York.  He alleged that this injury was compensable because his employer implicitly and/or directly compelled him to participate in this activity.  The compensation judge disagreed because she found no objectively reasonable basis in fact for believing such participation was compelled.