Legal Opinion
Claim of Gardner v. Structure Tone of NY, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 25, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMugglin, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed September 30, 1998, which ruled that claimant had an occupational disease and made an award of workers’ compensation benefits.
Claiming that he had asbestosis as a result of his exposure to asbestos-contaminated debris during his employment as an elevator operator at a construction site, claimant sought workers’ compensation benefits. A Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) found that claimant was partially disabled as a result of asbestosis, an occupational disease, and made an award of benefits based upon…
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