Dismissal of Worker's Tort Claim for Hep. C Infection Overturned

A New York appellate court ruled that a trial judge erred in dismissing a worker's claim for civil damages based on his having contracted Hepatitis C and ordered that the matter be directed to the Workers' Compensation Board to determine whether the action should be barred by exclusivity.Case: Gullo v. Bellhaven Center for Geriatric & Rehabilitative Care, No. 2012-11228, 02/26/2014, published. Facts: Lenny Gullo worked for the Bellhaven Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Care, which does business as the Bellhaven Nursing Center.After about a year on the job, in 2005, Gull...