Supreme Court of Delaware

Relevant statutes, read in light of the purpose of worker's compensation laws, authorize the award of permanent injury benefits to a claimant's estate, and a spouse is entitled to 400 weeks of death benefits, even if the spouse does not survive that long.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/06/2006
• Published 07/10/2006

Judges

• BERGER, Justice., Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas C. Crumplar, Esquire (argued) and Elizabeth Barnes Lewis, Esquire, of Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott A. Simpson, Esquire, of Elzufon, Austin, Reardon, Tarlov & Mondell, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellee.