Legal Opinion
Claim of Vore v. Allied Bendix Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 5, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
Appeals from two decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed May 28, 1991 and August 5, 1992, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant sustained a compensable injury and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.
Prior to July 1, 1974, an employee could not be awarded compensation under the Workers’ Compensation Law for a partial disability due to silicosis or other dust disease (Workers’ Compensation Law former § 39). On that date, this limitation was lifted provided the employee had been exposed to silica or other harmful dust for a period of at least six months in New York employment on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Shankman v. AxelrodNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Claim of Valk v. Hudson CementAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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