White Plains, NY
Workers compensation Lawyer at White Plains, NY
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Social Security ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Benefits for Widow Granted.
Appellate Court upheld decision of workers compensation board awarding benefits for a building superintendent who suffered a heart attack which was proven to be work related.
OUTCOME: Settlement in Favor of Jordan Fields
Plaintiff Jordan Fields defeated motion for SummaryJudgment by defendant on question of what constitues serious physical injury in an automobile accident.
OUTCOME: Decision in favor of my clients.
This case was originally heard by the Hon. Jeffrey Cohen and was affirmed by App. Div. 2d. Dept with cert denied by Court of Appeals. It protects the general municipal law rights of corrections office ... rs injured in performance of their duties.
OUTCOME: Accidental Disability Retirement Awarded to my client
Claimant injured at work when order to perform work outside of his training and job description. Appellate Court deemed activity and circumstance warranted a finding of Accident as that term is define ... d by Retirement and Social Security Law.
OUTCOME: GML 207-a Benefits sustained for Fire Fighter
Appellate Division upheld decision of Supreme Court Judge that upheld arbitrator's ruling in favor of a firefighter who was proven to have had a line of duty heart attack and entitled to benefits pursu ... ant to Section 207-a of the NY General Municipal Law.
OUTCOME: Appellate Division affirmed lower court decision
The courts found that GML 207a benefits may not be taken away by claiming that the retirees medical condition has improved.
OUTCOME: App. Div. 2d Dept. Affirmed decision for Pennetta
Court found that once proximate causation had been litigated for GML 207a benefits employer cannot retry same issue and found that firefighter did not have to be doing a heightened risk activity to be ... awarded GML 207a.