Legal Opinion
Claim of McCurty v. Syracuse University
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 16, 2006PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 6, 2005, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant had a 50% schedule loss of use of his right leg.
Claimant was employed by Syracuse University (hereinafter the employer) as a public safety officer. In March 2002, he suffered an injury to his right knee while giving chase on foot to a fleeing criminal suspect. Claimant was subsequently awarded workers’ compensation benefits. His case was continued, however, for further development of the record on the issue of apportionment, which issue had been raised by the employer in light…
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