Legal Opinion
Claim of Nwoko v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 4, 2006PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardona, P.J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 13, 2005, which ruled that the death of claimant’s decedent was not causally related to his employment and denied claimant’s claim for workers’ compensation death benefits.
Claimant’s husband (hereinafter decedent), a caseworker with the New York City Department of Homeless Services, reported to work one morning and was found dead in his vehicle later that afternoon. Claimant thereafter submitted an application for workers’ compensation death benefits. A hearing was held and a workers’ compensation law judge (hereinafter…
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