Legal Opinion
Matter of Shiner v. SUNY at Buffalo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 17, 2016No. 522762PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMulvey, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed May 29, 2015, which ruled that claimant’s failure to obtain the consent of her employer’s workers’ compensation carrier to the settlement of a third-party action barred her from receiving further benefits.
One of claimant’s supervisors, an associate dean, reportedly sexually harassed and groped her at an office holiday party in December 2010. She filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, which was established for posttraumatic stress disorder and neck injury. Claimant also commenced an action in federal court against her…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Claim of Petterson v. Daystrom Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Claim of Johnson v. Buffalo & Erie County Private Industry CouncilNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Hanford v. Plaza Packaging Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2004
- Claim of Hulbert v. Cortland County Sheriff's DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Beth V. v. New York State Office of Children & Family ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
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