Legal Opinion
Claim of Kane v. Mohawk Data Sciences Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 12, 1988PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Kane, J.
The central issue on this appeal is the liability of the Special Fund for Reopened Cases under Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a. On September 9, 1972, claimant sustained a compensable back injury and ultimately received an award of benefits by a decision dated January 24, 1979, at which time his case was closed with a finding of no permanency. The last payment of compensation was on February 1,1979.
Thereafter, claimant’s attending physician filed reports dated October 13, 1981 and March 10, 1982 which indicated moderate disability. Based on these reports, the Workers’ Compensation…
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