Legal Opinion

Grucza v. Waste Stream Technology

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

Decided July 30, 1998PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—White, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed May 5, 1997, which ruled that claimant did not sustain a causally related disability and denied his claim for workers’ compensation benefits.

On December 15, 1992, claimant, a 50-year-old chemist *902employed by Waste Stream Technology, allegedly fell down a flight of stairs at his place of employment. He purportedly sustained back, head and neck injuries as a result, but his claim for workers’ compensation benefits was contested by the employer’s worker’s compensation carrier which raised issues of accident, causal…

2Cases cited5 opinions

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  2. Claim of Altman v. Kazan Import Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Claim of Kurzyna v. Communicar, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. Claim of Berry v. New York City Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. Claim of Broder v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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