Legal Opinion

Claim of Choto v. Consolidated Lumber Transport, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 10, 2011PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEgan Jr., J.

Claimant, the owner-operator of a truck and trailer, fell off the top of a loaded flatbed trailer in April 2006, striking the concrete pavement and suffering eight broken bones in his face, a broken wrist and a fractured knee. Six months later, claimant submitted a workers’ compensation claim that listed as his employer Consolidated Lumber Transportation, Inc. — for which claimant hauled lumber pursuant to a lease agreement. Following hearings to determine whether an employee-employer relationship existed, a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge found that an employment relationship had been…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  4. Claim of Perez v. LiceaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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