Legal Opinion
Fiore v. Consolidated Freightways, Inc.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 22, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
SHEBELL, P.J.A.D.
In this appeal by an employer from an award of Workers’ Compensation benefits, we are called upon to determine whether and to what extent the New Jersey’s Workers’ Compensation Act (N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 to 128) permits an award of benefits to an employee for cardiovascular disease caused by an occupational exposure, in the absence of specific work effort or strain which causes an acute heart attack or other cardiovascular injury. This issue is compounded by the question of the applicability of N.J.S.A 34:15-7.2 which requires that “[i]n…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Close v. Kordulak Bros.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Perez v. Pantasote, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- Ciuba v. Irvington Varnish & Insulator Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Dwyer v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
- Seiken v. Todd Dry Dock, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1949
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Fiore v. Consolidated FreightwaysSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Laffey v. City of Jersey CityNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1996
- Gulick v. HM Enoch, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1995
- Wiggins v. Port AuthorityNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1994