Legal Opinion
Claim of Jeffery v. Frontier Cellular Verizon Wireless
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 30, 2017Published
1Opinion of the CourtMulvey, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 20, 2015, which determined the amount of counsel fees due to claimant’s counsel.
Ann-Marie Jeffery (hereinafter decedent) filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits after injuring her back at work and, in connection therewith, retained the law firm of Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP (hereinafter the firm). Decedent’s claim was established for a work-related injury and she was awarded workers’ compensation benefits. Shortly thereafter, decedent died. Claimant, decedent’s husband, who also retained the firm, filed for…
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