Legal Opinion
Matter of Wetterau v. Canada Dry
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 29, 2015No. 518110PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 11, 2013, which, among other things, ruled that liability shifted to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a.
On December 3, 1999, while working as a warehouse manager for the employer, claimant injured his back when he slipped and fell against the bumper of a truck. He filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits and, after having back surgery, he returned to work. A Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) established the claim for a work-related injury to claimant’s…
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