Gavel over a document stamped with "COVID-19." The sides sparred over the source of an airport shuttle driver's coronavirus infection. One doctor testified that he believed his employment was the source of the infection, while the employer's doctor testified there was some confusion over exactly when he began showing symptoms. (Credit: Mehaniq/Shutterstock)

A Philadelphia workers' compensation judge has found an airport shuttle company liable to pay benefits to the widow of a Darby, Penn., man who contracted and ultimately died from COVID-19 in April 2020.

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Ellen Bardash

Ellen Bardash is ALM's reporter covering Delaware litigation for Delaware Law Weekly and Delaware Business Court Insider. She can be contacted at [email protected], on Twitter @Dellenware or on Threads @ellenbardash.