Legal Opinion
Claim of Karatas v. Eastman Kodak Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 7, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed July 29, 1991, which ruled that claimant did not sustain a causally related disability to her spine and partially denied her claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
Expert medical evidence, including testimony by an impartial specialist appointed by the Workers’ Compensation Board, indicated that claimant’s disability was not casually related to her employment. This testimony provided substantial evidence to support the Board’s finding that claimant did not suffer from a causally related disability of the cervical spine (see,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Claim of Forrest v. LumberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Claim of Adler v. Guild ElectronicsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Claim of Mancini v. Scotia Police DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Claim of Thompson v. New York State Rochester Psychiatric CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
3Cited by3 opinions
- Claim of Panagiotatos v. Eastman Kodak Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Claim of Diliberto v. Hickory Farms, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Claim of Reome v. Eastern Technical ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000