Legal Opinion
Logan v. Westchester Medical Center
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 22, 2014Published
1Opinion of the CourtGarry, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 18, 2013, which, among other things, ruled that claimant’s application for workers’ compensation benefits was time-barred.
Claimant, an office assistant, was injured at work in 2004 while moving heavy boxes. Her claim for workers’ compensation benefits was established for an injury to her lower back. In 2011 she sought to amend the claim to include a consequential right knee injury. A Workers’ Compensation Law Judge conducted hearings upon the issue, after which he dismissed the claim for right knee injury as time-barred…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Claim of Baumgarten v. New York State Banking DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Claim of Zucker v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- In re the Claim of Jones v. John W. Cowper Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Claim of Caezza v. Via HealthAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013