Majewski v. Broadalbin-Perth Central School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mercure, J.
The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether sections 2 through 9 of the Omnibus Workers’ Compensation Reform Act of 1996 (see, L 1996, ch 635 [eff Sept. 10, 1996] [hereinafter the Omnibus Act] should be applied to claims pending but not yet reduced to final judgment on the effective date of the Omnibus Act. For the reasons that follow, we hold that these sections should not be so applied. Accordingly, we reverse the order appealed from.
In October 1994, plaintiff allegedly fell from a ladder and sustained personal injuries while employed by third-party…
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