Worker Waited Too Long to Assert Claim for Alleged Causally-Related Injury

A New York appellate court ruled that a church employee's claim for a neck injury he attributed to a fall from a ladder more than two years prior was time-barred. Case: Matter of Bennett v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, No. 519747, 12/24/2015, published. Facts: Steven Bennett fell from a ladder while performing maintenance work at a church in January 2010. He established a workers' compensation claim for injuries to his left leg and back. Bennett underwent extensive medical treatment for these injuries, including surgery on his leg. One of his doctors r...