Legal Opinion
Natale v. New York City Department of Correction
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 21, 2005PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 25, 2003, which, inter alia, directed that the award of workers’ compensation benefits be paid by the Special Fund for Reopened Cases.
In this appeal, the Special Fund for Reopened Cases (herein*878after Fund; see Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a) challenges its liability for benefits awarded to claimant. In December 1986, claimant, a correction officer employed by the New York City Department of Correction, was reportedly stabbed in the arm with a bloody knife-like weapon while attempting to break up a fight among inmates. He…
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