Judge Did Not Err in Declining to Issue Jury Interrogatories Proposed by Employer

An Ohio appellate court upheld a jury’s determination that a worker was entitled to expand the scope of his workers’ compensation claim, finding no error in the trial judge’s decision not to issue the interrogatories proposed by the employer. Case: Smith v. Honda of America Mfg. Inc., No. 8-23-17, 04/15/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: Brian Smith worked for Honda of America Mfg. Inc. He filed a workers’ compensation claim in 2017 and received an award of benefits for synovitis/tenosynovitis in his left hand and index finger in both hands. In ...