Legal Opinion
Claim of Lash v. General Motors Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 26, 2001PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Crew III, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 12, 2000, which ruled that claimant’s award for occupational hearing loss is to be apportioned between General Motors Corporation and American Axle.
Claimant, an electrician, worked for General Motors Corporation for approximately 31 years. On March 1, 1994, American Axel acquired certain of General Motors’ assets and plants and, as such, claimant became an employee of American Axle. Approximately one month later, certain of General Motors’ employees, who had been retained to staff the plant’s medical department…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lally v. CronenNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Claim of Stratta v. North American Cement Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Stratta v. North American Cement Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
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