The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld a denial of accidental duty disability retirement benefits to a correctional officer who was permanently disabled by a neck condition after he got caught up in a fight between two inmates.
Case: Torres v. Board of Trustees of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System, No. A-2388-15T3, 08/03/2018, unpublished.
Facts: Jose Torres worked as a guard for the Department of Corrections. While he was at work in March 2011, Torres was tasked with moving two inmates from a prison to a youth correctional facility.
At the facility, To...
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