Ordered that the order is reversed, with costs, the petition is granted and the compromise settlement is approved.
We agree with the petitioner that the Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in denying his application for an order approving the compromise and settlement of the third-party personal injury action (Workers' Compensation Law § 29 [5]). The record clearly established that the automobile owned and operated by the defendants in the underlying...
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