Court Upholds Denial of Award to Worker for Impairment of Speech

A Delaware Superior Court judge upheld a decision of the Industrial Accident Board denying a worker’s claim for benefits for an impairment to his speech function, finding his award for traumatic brain injury had adequately compensated for this condition. Case: Bendistis v. Donald F. Deaven Inc., No. N16A-09-003 ALR, 08/14/2017, published. Facts: Lawrence Bendistis suffered catastrophic injuries in a fall from a scaffold in 2012. His employer, Donald F. Deaven Inc., began paying total disability benefits. In 2015, Bendistis filed a petition seeking permanent impairment benefits for his...