A New York appellate court refused to dismiss a scaffold law wrongful-death claim filed against an employer and other parties by the widow of an injured worker who died after an accidental overdose of narcotic painkillers.Case: Rice v. West 37th Group LLC, 04676, 06/12/2012.Facts: James Rice worked for Five Boro as a steam fitter at a project owned by West Group. He was seriously injured on Nov. 23, 2004, when a ladder collapsed, causing him to fall 15 feet to the ground. Rice began treatment with a pain-management physician, Dr. Joseph Carfi, and a psychologist, Bruce Herman. Two years after ...
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