McGuinness v. New York State Workers' Compensation Board

In a claim, in effect, to review various determinations of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board and to compel the resumption of payment of workers’ compensation benefits, the claimant appeals from an order of the Court of Claims (Schweitzer, J.), dated May 1, 2006, which granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Court of Claims properly granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The primary jurisdiction of the Court of Claims “is…