Legal Opinion
Hroncich v. Edison
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 15, 2013PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Read, J.
Section 16 of the Workers’ Compensation Law authorizes death benefits when a work-related injury or disease “causes death,” which the Appellate Division has interpreted to mean “contributes to death” (see Matter of Imbriani v Berkar Knitting Mitts, 277 AD2d 727, 730 [3d Dept 2000]). At issue on this appeal is whether the Workers’ Compensation Law requires *640apportionment of death benefits between work-related and non-work-related causes—i.e., mandates the Workers’ Compensation Board (the Board) to factor out non-work-related causes of death when making the award. We…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- the Claim of Carbonaro v. Chinatown Sea Food, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Claim of Bruno v. Kelly Temp ServiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Claim of Imbriani v. Berkar Knitting MillsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Claim of Scally v. Ravena Coeymans Selkirk Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- The Matter of the Claim of Thomas Johnson v. City of New York , The Matter of the Claim of Joseph D. Liuni v. Gander MountainNew York Court of Appeals · 2022
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