Claim of Moore v. Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority

— Appeals from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 31, 1981, as amended July 1, 1981 and February 9, 1982. The sole issue upon appeal is whether the board’s finding that the carrier’s conduct estopped it from raising lack of consent to settlement of claimant’s third-party action as a defense to future awards of compensation, is supported by substantial evidence. In this regard, a review of the record reveals that claimant’s attorney made several attempts to obtain the carrier’s consent, and after twice being told by the carrier’s representative that such consent was…