The Delaware Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s benefits claim for damage to his lower teeth after he was struck in the head by a falling tree limb.
Case: Peed v. Essential Staffing Inc., No. 81, 2026, 10/05/2026, published.
Facts and procedural history: Craig Peed worked for Essential Staffing Inc. He suffered serious injuries in 2012 when a falling tree limb struck him on the head.
Essential’s insurance carrier paid Peed total disability benefits.
In 2016, Peed’s upper teeth began to fracture at the gum line. He received dental treatment, then filed a petitio...
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