Van Deusen v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously reversed, with costs, and matter remitted to Special Term for further proceedings, in accordance with the following memorandum: Petitioners, Duane and Barbara Van Deusen, appeal from the denial of their petition for apportionment of attorney’s fees pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law (§ 29, subd 1) against United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (USF&G)/ Duane’s employer’s workers’ compensation and liability insurance carrier, whose lien for $41,925 paid to petitioners as workers’ compensation benefits was satisfied from petitioners’ award in their action against a…
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