Appeals Court Revives Comp Claim on 'Substantial Aggravation'

An Ohio appellate court on Thursday reversed a summary judgment that had blocked a juvenile corrections officer from pursuing additional allowances in a workers' compensation claim, ruling that he presented enough evidence for trial on whether a workplace incident “substantially aggravated” preexisting conditions. In Taye v. Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Corr. Facility, the dispute centered on whether the claimant met Ohio’s requirements for establishing a substantial aggravation of a preexisting condition. The worker suffered an injury in an April 2021 wo...