Worker Establishes Heart Attack as Causally Related to Compensable Ankle Injury

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to expand the scope of his workers’ compensation claim from an ankle injury to include a heart attack. Case: Matter of Maldonado v. Doria Inc., No. 531672, 03/02/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Cesar Maldonado worked for Doria Inc. He injured his left ankle in October 2018 while descending a staircase at work. Maldonado was diagnosed with a sprained left ankle and was fitted with a boot and elastic supports, and established his entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits. In November 2018, Maldonad...