Major Win Alert: Jones Jones Wins NYS Appellate Reversal of $280k SLU Award
Attorney Katherine Caracappa secured a major win for a Jones Jones LLC client before the New York State Appellate Division- Third Department on March 10, 2022. The case involved a transportation worker with an established occupational disease claim for injury to the elbows, ankles, knees, and wrists. The claimant’s treating doctor submitted medical evidence finding… Read More »
News Alert: NYS WCB Issues Updated Procedure on Special Fund Reimbursement & Establishment
On November 16 , 2021 the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board issued a bulletin outlining a variety of procedural updates regarding Special Funds and reimbursement.The main points of the Board’s announcement are as follows: As of 12/1/21, the following forms are to be used for WCL 15-8 and WCL 14-6 reimbursement requests: C-251N – Insurer’s Notification… Read More »
News Alert: NYS WCB Issues Bulletin on 32s and Releases
On October 8, 2021 the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board issued a bulletin in regards to Section 32 Agreements: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYWCB/bulletins/2f633a4. The main points of the Board’s announcement are as follows: The Board will disapprove a Section 32 Agreement if it becomes aware that as a condition of entering into the Section 32 Agreement, the parties entered… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation & General Liability: The Power of an Integrative Litigation Approach
New York’s Second Department recently issued a decision, Lennon v 56th & Park (NY) Owner, LLC, regarding collateral estoppel in workers’ compensation and personal injury suits. This decision illustrates the importance of a unified workers’ compensation and general liability defense. The Second Department held that a plaintiff’s general liability claim may be barred by the… Read More »
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