Marchell v. Littman

Rose, J.P.

Appeal from an order and a judgment of the Supreme Court (Mulvey, J.), entered February 24, 2012 and March 2, 2012 in Tompkins County, which, among other things, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

*1083Plaintiff received workers’ compensation benefits as a result of a strained hip he sustained in the course of his employment. When his long-standing orthopedic surgeon, who had previously diagnosed him with osteoarthiritis of the hip, concluded that the work-related injury was fully resolved and any remaining symptoms were solely related to the…