Injured Worker's Golf Shopping Trip Leads to Forfeiture of Benefits

A New York appellate court upheld a finding that an injured worker forfeited his entitlement to benefits by misrepresenting his condition at a doctor’s appointment right before going shopping for a golf club. Case: Matter of the Claim of Quaranta v. Special Teams Inc., No. 531162, 06/24/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Vincent Quaranta has a workers' compensation claim for injuries to his right hip, right groin and back, as well as a consequential left shoulder injury and adjustment disorder. In February 2018, his employer disclosed that it had obtained surveill...