Legal Opinion
Keck v. New York State Division of Substance Abuse Services
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 9, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Mercure, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 6, 1997, which ruled that claimant did not sustain an accidental injury in the course of her employment and denied her claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
Claimant was employed as a Senior Budgeting Analyst by the State Division of Substance Abuse Services when she was exposed for approximately five weeks to tobacco smoke emanating from the pipe of a co-worker.* Claimant averred that this exposure exacerbated her multiple chemical sensitivities condition causing her to suffer from sore throats, difficulty…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Claim of Kroeger v. New York State Workers' Compensation BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Rakowski v. New York State Department of LaborAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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