Legal Opinion
Claim of Amster v. New York City Sheriff's Office
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 14, 2005PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mercure, J.P.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed January 3, 2003, which ruled that claimant violated Workers’ Compensation Law § 114-a.
In October 1994, claimant was injured in the course of his employment as a deputy sheriff in the office of the Sheriff of the City of New York. Following an April 1996 hearing, his case was established for a work-related injury and he was awarded workers’ compensation benefits. Thereafter, a question arose with respect to whether claimant had made a misrepresentation of material fact in violation of Workers’ Compensation Law §…
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