Legal Opinion
Matter of Misquitta v. Getty Petroleum
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 4, 2017No. 523501PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGarry, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 2, 2016, which ruled, among other things, that liability had shifted to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases.
In 1985, Reginald Misquitta (hereinafter decedent) sustained a work-related myocardial infarction and was ultimately classified as permanently totally disabled. By a decision of a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) filed August 11, 2000, the Special Fund for Reopened Cases assumed liability pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a. After decedent’s death on May 2, 2014 due to coronary artery…
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