Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 24, 2015Published
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed January 30, 2014, which ruled that the claim for claimant’s neck injury was barred by Workers’ Compensation Law § 28.
On January 25, 2010, while performing maintenance duties at his job at a church, claimant fell from a ladder and injured his back, left hip, left leg and ankle. He filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits and his case was established for work-related injuries to his left leg and back. Claimant underwent extensive medical treatment for these injuries, including, among other things, surgery to set a…
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