Benjamin Franklin bridge in Philadelphia. Photo: Shutterstock

In a case of first impression, a Pennsylvania court has affirmed the ruling of a workers' compensation judge that held that an industrial painter's injury claim from an accident he suffered under the Benjamin Franklin Bridge cannot be litigated in Pennsylvania because it happened on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River.

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P.J. D'Annunzio

Reporter at the Legal Intelligencer covering public corruption, federal courts, and breaking news.