Legal Opinion
Claim of Buffa v. Morse-Diesel, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 22, 1982PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 26, 1980. Claimant sustained two back injuries. One injury occurred on February 21, 1969 and was diagnosed as “Herniated nucleus pulposus L5-S1, left”. The other injury occurred on July 20,1978 while claimant was working for the same employer and was diagnosed as “Herniated disc L4-5 & L5-S1 left”. After an award was made, the 1969 accident case was closed on March 2, 1970. An award was made in the 1978 case on September 13, 1979. On March 24, 1980, the carrier, which insured claimant’s employer at the time of both…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Claim of Pressler v. I. Maner ManufacturingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Claim of Pressler v. I. Maner ManufacturingNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Dearstyne v. New York State Department of Public WorksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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- Claim of Baum v. Hylan Group Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Grace v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1990