Legal Opinion
Furtado v. Mario's Bakery
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 18, 2005PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J.), dated March 15, 2002, which denied her motion pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 29 (5) for judicial approval of the compromise of the action nunc pro tunc.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 29 (5), an employee who is the recipient of workers’ compensation benefits may compromise a third-party claim arising out of the same accident without prejudice to the continued payment of benefits *528upon…
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- Hermance v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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