Nurse Has Partial Disability, Not Causally Related Anxiety or Shoulder Injury, From Assault

A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a nurse had only a partial disability from an assault by a psychiatric patient and that she did not have a shoulder injury or anxiety that was causally related to the incident. Case: Matter of Bond v. New York City Health & Hospital Corp., No. 534559, 02/16/2023, published. Facts: Tanya Bond worked as a nurse in a psychiatric emergency room. A patient allegedly punched her in February 2020, causing injuries to her right hand and the left part of her head; problems with memory and concentration; dizziness; depression; and anx...