Court Denies Reopening of Widow's Claim for Murdered Worker

A New York appellate court said the employer of a murdered construction worker could not reopen his widow's claim for benefits seven years after his death on the basis of evidence it had allegedly just obtained suggesting that the worker's fatal shooting was tied to his connections with a notorious criminal street gang, a heavyweight boxer and a rap star. Case: Matter of Baum v. Hylan Group, No. 514522, 02/13/2014, published.Facts: Tyrone Baum was murdered on July 25, 2003. He was shot three times in the head while he was working for the Hylan Group at a construction site at Reid ...