Legal Opinion
Claim of Arena v. Crown Asphalt Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 21, 2002PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardona, P.J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 1, 2000, as amended by decision filed February 5, 2001, which, inter alia, ruled that the workers’ compensation carrier could not take an offset credit against the proceeds received by claimant from the settlement of a third-party action.
In July 1980, Thomas Arena (hereinafter decedent) sustained a left foot injury in the course of his employment with Crown Asphalt Company, Inc. (hereinafter the employer). Thereafter, a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) awarded decedent workers’ compensation benefits. In…
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