Legal Opinion
Claim of Hunter v. Tops Market, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 11, 2015Published
1Opinion of the CourtDevine, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 26, 2013, which ruled that claimant’s case was not truly closed for the purpose of shifting liability to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a.
Claimant filed a workers’ compensation claim, which was established for a causally-related occupational disease involving right carpal tunnel syndrome, with a date of disablement in May 2005. Claimant underwent right carpal tunnel release in 2007. A 2010 nerve conduction study revealed possible mild left carpal tunnel syndrome as well.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Claim of Palermo v. Primo Coat Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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- Claim of Hunt v. Price Chopper/Golub Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011