Supreme Court Issues Scolding for Witness Misconduct, Finds Worker Was Denied Fair Trial

The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a worker was denied a fair hearing where a defense expert refused to acknowledge anything that her treating physician had documented. Case: Zayas v. State, No. 232, 2021, 03/07/2022, published. Facts: Christina Zayas worked as a paratransit bus driver for the State of Delaware. While Zayas was working in September 2016, a male passenger assaulted a passenger sitting in front of him. The assailant was a large adult with a mental disability. After the assailant got off the bus, Zayas exited the bus to escort him, as her employer required. The passenger t...