Widow Can't Get Benefits for Death of Husband Years After Industrial Injury

A New York appellate court ruled that a widow was not entitled to benefits for the death of her husband, years after he stopped working as a correctional officer, since she could not establish a causal connection between his industrial accident and his death. Case: Matter of Turner v. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, No. 530186, 10/08/2020, published. Facts: Holly Turner’s husband was a correctional officer for the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision up until 2004. He was classified with a permanent partial dis...