No Benefits for Worker Attacked by iPad-Wielding Patient

The Delaware Superior Court upheld the denial of a home health aide’s claim for benefits for her injuries from being hit by a patient with an iPad. Case: Shaw-Hicks v. Bayada Home Health Care, No. K25A-06-001 JJC, 12/16/2025, published. Facts: Shaneeda Shaw-Hicks worked for Bayada Home Health Care. In April 2023, a patient threw an iPad at her head, striking her in the right eye. Shaw-Hicks saw Dr. Kristen Semenick, who reported that her retina appeared undamaged. Shaw-Hicks continued to have vision complaints, though, so Semenick referred her to Dr. John Butler. After Shaw-Hicks fil...