Legal Opinion
Claim of Hassan v. Ford Motor Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 7, 2010PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Peters, J.P
Claimant retired in December 2006, after having worked as a laborer in the employer’s plant for over 35 years. In 2007, he applied for workers’ compensation benefits claiming hearing loss due to exposure to high levels of noise during his employment. Following a series of hearings, a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) concluded that claimant suffered a .625% occupational loss of binaural hearing. Upon claimant’s appeal, the Workers’ Compensation Board affirmed.
On this appeal, claimant contends that because the employer’s registered nurses who performed audiometric…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Claim of Papadakis v. Volmar Construction, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Claim of Myers v. Eldor Contracting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Claim of Hernandez v. Vogel's Collision ServiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Claim of Pappas v. State University of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Claim of Person v. Li Maintenance AdAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
3Cited by3 opinions
- Matter of Granville v. Town of HamburgAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- Claim of Prescott v. Town of Lake LuzerneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Matter of Cala v. PAL Envtl. Safety Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022