Parker, Prince v. the Borsello Companies, Inc. IAB

Summary

The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's judgment affirming the Industrial Accident Board's denial of Prince Parker's petition to determine compensation due for an alleged February 19, 2024 lumbar spine injury. The Board disbelieved Parker's testimony that he was injured at work and credited Borsello's expert, Dr. Rushton, over the treating neurosurgeon, Dr. Eskander, whose causation opinion depended on Parker's own description of events; the Court deferred to those credibility findings under substantial-evidence review. The Court rejected Parker's remaining arguments, holding that his inadequate-counsel claim was outside the scope of the appeal, that the alleged perjury, fabricated exhibits, and video admission showed no reversible error or abuse of discretion, and that his workplace-misconduct claims were unpreserved under Supreme Court Rule 8.