The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a determination that an injured worker’s prescribed narcotic pain medications were no longer compensable.
Case: Sheppard v. Allen Family Foods, No. 346, 2021, 06/23/2022, published.
Facts: Zelda Sheppard worked for Allen Family Foods. She slipped and fell at work in April 2011.
Sheppard received total disability benefits and was prescribed opiate and non-opiate medications.
Procedural history: In August 2012, Sheppard filed a petition for additional benefits, alleging that she had suffered a permanent impairment.
The Industrial Accident Board determ...
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