Legal Opinion
Rifenburgh v. James
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 26, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Carpinello, J.
On November 1, 1996, petitioner was involved in an automobile accident while driving to his employer’s health facility for a physical examination. Petitioner sought workers’ compensation benefits claiming that he was reporting to the physical examination at the direction of his employer and thus sustained his injuries while in the course of employment. The employer and respondent, its workers’ compensation carrier, controverted whether the accident arose out of and in the course of employment.
In addition, petitioner commenced a third-party action against the driver of the other…
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