Legal Opinion
Owens v. Town of Huntington
New York County Courts
Decided July 27, 1984PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Peter Dounias, J.
Plaintiffs-petitioners in this third-party action have moved for an apportionment, pursuant to subdivision 1 of section 29 of the Workers’ Compensation Law, between plaintiffs and the compensation carrier, Suffolk County, of the reasonable and necessary expenditures, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in effecting the settlement of $50,000. The respondent compensation carrier opposes the motion in part.
Subdivision 1 of section 29 of the Workers’ Compensation Law provides that the compensation carrier shall have a lien on the proceeds of any third-party…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Kelly v. State Insurance FundNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Matter of Curtin v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Board of Education of Northport-East v. AmbachAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- O'CONNOR v. Lee-Hy Paving Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1979
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