New York’s highest court ruled that when a worker who is entitled to PPD benefits dies of causes unrelated to the work injuries without a child, spouse or qualifying dependent, his estate can recover only a portion of his SLU award.
Case: Matter of Estate of Youngjohn v. Berry Plastics Corp., No. 12, 04/01/2021, published.
Facts and procedural history: Norman Youngjohn worked for the Berry Plastics Corp. In December 2014, he suffered injuries in a fall in the parking lot of his workplace.
Youngjohn filed a workers’ compensation claim and received temporary disability benefi...
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