Legal Opinion
Claim of Rakowski v. State Insurance Fund
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 30, 2004PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 12, 2002, which denied claimant’s application for reconsideration and/or full Board review of a prior decision and amended decision of the Board finding that claimant did not sustain a compensable injury.
Claimant, an employee of the Department of Labor from 1975 through 1991, applied for workers’ compensation benefits, alleging that poorly ventilated formaldehyde fumes emanating from office furniture at her workplace had caused her to sustain numerous injuries, including fibromyalgia and neurological damage. The Workers’…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Claim of Jean-Lubin v. Home Care Services for Independent LivingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Rakowski v. New York State Department of LaborAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Kozak v. Suny at Old WestburyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Claim of Forbes v. American AirlinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Claim of Rakowski v. New York State Department of LaborAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006