The South Dakota Supreme Court says a Sioux Falls company does not have to pay workers compensation insurance benefits to the estate of an employee who was shot and killed by her estranged husband in the companys parking lot. Thirty-eight-year-old Julie Diane Tassler was killed by her husband, Steven Dean Tassler on Dec. 24, 2008, when she took a morning break in the parking lot of HSBC Card Services. He then killed himself. Julie Tasslers estate sought workers compensation benefits, arguing her death arose out of her employment.
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