Williams v. New York City Transit Authority

Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Ronald A. Zweibel, J.), entered on or about May 20, 2005, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding seeking nunc pro tunc approval of a third-party settlement pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 29, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Eetitioner provided no satisfactory explanation for waiting for IV2 years to seek approval of the third-party settlement in his favor. The absence of any justification for the delay is particularly glaring in view of the circumstance that during the post-settlement period at issue…