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CROSBY v. WORKERS' COMP.

57 N.Y.2d 305 (1982)

Beverly Crosby, Appellant, v. State of New York, Workers' Compensation Board, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 16, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dirk A. Galbraith and William R. Bartholomae for appellant.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Howard Friedland, Peter H. Schiff and Henriette Frieder of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.

GABRIELLI, J.

This appeal presents for our determination the issue of whether section 24 of the Workers' Compensation Law, requiring that attorneys' fees sought in connection with a claim arising under that law must be approved by the Workers' Compensation Board, violates a claimant's constitutional rights to due process or equal protection. We hold today that this reasonable regulation of the payment of attorneys...

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