Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker's Estate

The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to the estate of a worker who suffered a pulmonary embolism, fell into water face down and died. Matthew Kelley worked as a carpenter for the Evroks Corp. In April 2023, he was working on a bridge over a river when he suffered a pulmonary embolism. He fell about 8 feet onto the embankment below and then rolled into shallow water, face down. Paramedics were called, but Kelley remained unresponsive. At the hospital, he went into cardiac arrest and died. A medical examiner performed an autopsy the following day. He determined tha...