Legal Opinion
Claim of Capodagli v. West Seneca Central School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 19, 2013Published
1Opinion of the CourtSpain, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 15, 2012, which ruled that Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a is applicable to claimant’s award of workers’ compensation benefits.
In October 2003, claimant was injured at work and was awarded workers’ compensation benefits. Claimant thereafter returned to work and the case was closed. Claimant continued to receive regular medical treatment for her work-related injuries and the employer eventually sought to shift liability for the claim to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a. At a…
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