Matter of Russo v. New Hampshire Ins. Co.

In a proceeding pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 29 (5), in effect, for judicial approval of a settlement nunc pro tunc, New Hampshire Insurance Co., AIG Claims, Inc., and Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Iannacci, J.), entered October 1, 2014, which granted the petition.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the petition is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed.

On July 30, 2012, the petitioner was injured in an automobile accident during the course of his employment. Workers’ Compensation…