Court Revives Parents' Claim for Benefits Following Worker's Fatal Car Accident

The Commonwealth Court revived a claim for death benefits filed by the parents of a worker who was killed in a car accident. Case: Rana v. WCAB (Asha Corp.), No. 1401 C.D. 2016, 09/29/2017, published. Facts: Mandeep Rana worked for the Asha Corp. as a manager in training. Asha is a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee, and it maintains store locations in Wyncote, Horsham and Hatfield. Rana suffered fatal injuries in a car accident while driving to the Hatfield location after receiving a report that a worker had fallen ill. Procedural history: Rana’s parents later filed a claim f...