Legal Opinion
Matie v. Sealed Air Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 30, 1997PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied the motion of third-party defendant, Ferro Corporation, for leave to amend its answer to assert as a defense the recent amendment to Workers’ Compensation Law § 11 and, upon the amendment of the answer, for summary judgment dismissing the third-party complaint. Because the amendment to Workers’ Compensation Law § 11, which became effective September 10, 1996, is prospective only, it does not apply to actions pending on that date (see, L 1996, ch 635, § 2; Massella v Partner Indus. Prods., 242 AD2d 870 [decided…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Morales v. WalterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Majewski v. Broadalbin-Perth Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Massella v. Partner Industrial Products, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
3Cited by7 opinions
- Regensdorfer v. Central Buffalo Project Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Massella v. Partner Industrial Products, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Golda v. Hutchinson EnterprisesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Lake v. John W. Cowper Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Germanovich v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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