Legal Opinion
Claim of Ferber v. New York Department of Corrections
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 19, 1995PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—White, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed February 15, 1994, which ruled that claimant did not file a timely claim and denied her claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
On October 24, 1975, claimant, a correction officer, was involved in a serious prison disturbance while she was working for an agency that was later added to the State Department of Correctional Services (hereinafter DOCS). On that date, claimant was taken hostage by inmates of the facility and held for over 15 hours; although threatened by her captors, she was not physically harmed. She…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Claim of Boyce v. Michelangelo General ContractorsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Claim of Wood v. Leaseway Transportation Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Patnode v. Rome Development CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Kriete v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Claim of Baker v. Three Village Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
3Cited by5 opinions
- Claim of Troy v. Prudential InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Mitchell v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- In re the Claim of AmeenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Claim of Kessler v. Fairmont Theater, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Matter of Parody v. Old Dominion Frgt. LineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018