Fama v. P & M Sorbara
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Cardona, P.J.
Under the Workers’ Compensation Law, employees may recover compensation for disabling injuries or death incurred as a result of workplace exposure to asbestos. Arising from that premise, however, are more convoluted principles concerning the apportionment of benefit liability between respective employers and the possibility of employer reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund. For purposes of applying the various rules, asbestos-exposed workers are essentially divided into two categories based upon the nature of the medical condition from which they…
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