Legal Opinion
Claim of Kontogiannis v. Nationwide PC
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 8, 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMalone Jr., J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed January 24, 2007, as amended by decision filed January 29, 2007, which ruled that claimant did not sustain a causally related injury and denied her claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
While on an authorized midafternoon break, claimant left her workplace on the 13th floor of an office building in Manhattan and went outside, intending to walk around the block and return to work. Claimant fell on the public sidewalk while walking, injuring her left shoulder and right knee. Her subsequent claim for workers’ compensation…
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