Legal Opinion
Claim of Strassberg v. Hilton Hotel Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 14, 2002PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarpinello, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 18, 1999, which ruled that claimant did not sustain an accidental injury and denied her claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
On June 30, 1992, while working as a cocktail waitress at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, claimant collided with a coworker, fell to the floor and allegedly suffered injuries to her neck and back for which she sought workers’ compensation benefits. After a November 2, 1992 hearing, where claimant provided the sole testimony, a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) found accident, notice…
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