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Varriano v. Hevesi

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

Decided May 24, 2007PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent Comptroller which denied petitioner’s application for accidental death benefits.

Petitioner’s decedent worked as a general manager of operations and maintenance for the Port Authority at the World Trade Center and, although working on the 88th floor of World Trade Center One on September 11, 2001, he survived the terrorist attacks as he escaped the structure immediately before it collapsed. Many of his coworkers did not survive. In…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Federal Communications Commission v. Woko, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. English v. McCallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Liber v. McCallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. Welch v. HevesiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Sorli v. LevittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Zuckerberg v. New York State ComptrollerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
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  4. Mainzer v. DiNapoliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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