Court Dumps Verdict Allowing Benefits for Psych Condition

An Ohio appellate court upheld a decision to overturn a jury verdict that found a worker was entitled to benefits for aggravation of preexisting major depressive disorder. Case: Meredith v. Alliance Castings Co., No. 2020 CA 00143, 07/27/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Robbie Meredith worked for the Alliance Castings Co. LLC. She suffered an injury to her neck and back while at work in June 2012. The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation allowed her claim for a sprain of the neck, sprain of the thoracic region, sprain of the lumbar region, focal disc herniation...