Medical Evidence Falls Short

A workers’ compensation medical report offered was insufficient to establish a direct causal link between the accident and the alleged concussion and subsequent stroke. The medical report was precluded from admission by a Federal Court in a personal injury case.

Verbal Notice to Supervisor Satisfies Notice Requirement - Unpublished Decision

A police officer who provided verbal notices to an injury to his supervisor the evening of the accident was held to ratify the notice requirement under the Workers’ Compensation statute and deem the accident compensable. In an unpublished shed decision*, the NJ Appellate division ruled that the employer was responsible for benefits even though treatment was not sought for three weeks following the accident.