Worker Can't Proceed With Tort Claims Against Employer, Colleague for Bus Accident

A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s tort claims against his employer, a coworker and a leasing company for his injuries from being struck by a bus. Case: Zielinski v. New Jersey Transit Corp., No. 2017-10913, 03/13/2019, published. Facts: Grzegorz Zielinski and Niurka G. Diaz for worked for Hudson Transit Lines. Zielinski suffered injuries at work in January 2014 when Diaz ran into him while driving a bus. The bus was owned by New Jersey Transit Corp., which had leased it to Hudson. Procedural history: Zielinski received workers’ compensation bene...