Legal Opinion
Claim of Ouderkirk v. Nestle Food Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 28, 2015Published
1Opinion of the Court
Lahtinen, J.R
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed January 27, 2014, which, among other things, ruled that claimant’s removal from the labor market was involuntary.
Claimant suffered a work-related injury to his back in 1998 and was awarded workers’ compensation benefits for the time period from January 17, 2000 to April 10, 2000. Medical treatment for his back continued and the Special Fund for Reopened Cases accepted liability for the claim in 2006. In 2012, an orthopedic surgeon found claimant to be totally disabled due to the work-related injury to his back and…
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- Claim of Emanatian v. Saratoga Springs Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Claim of Lewis v. Stewart's Marketing Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011