Legal Opinion
Claim of Krietsch v. Northport-East Northport UFSD
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 17, 2014Published
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, P.J.
Appeals (1) from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 1, 2011, which, among *1256other things, ruled that decedent’s back surgery was causally related to the compensable accident, and (2) from a decision of said Board, filed March 30, 2012, which denied a request by the employer and its third-party administrator for reconsideration and/or full Board review.
Kathryn Krietsch (hereinafter decedent) suffered from severe scoliosis and, since childhood, had fixation rods surgically installed to stabilize her spine.1 In 2008, she fell down a flight of stairs while working and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Claim of Vukel v. New York Water & Sewer Mains, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2000
- Claim of Gulitz v. International Business Machines Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Claim of Prescott v. Town of Lake LuzerneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010