Legal Opinion
Claim of Esposito v. Petruzzi
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 21, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed July 27, 1999, which ruled that Empire/Allcity Insurance Company lacked standing to challenge the Workers’ Compensation Law Judge’s decision ruling that claimant was an independent contractor.
Claimant was injured in an automobile accident while driving a taxicab leased from Richard Petruzzi. Empire/Allcity Insurance Company (hereinafter Empire), claimant’s motor vehicle no-fault insurance carrier, denied claimant first-party benefits on the ground that claimant was injured during the course of his employment with Petruzzi and…
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