FIORE v. CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS


270 N.J. Super. 520 (1994)

637 A.2d 578

JOHN FIORE, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, v. CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS, INC., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Soriano argued the cause for respondent (Mattson, Madden & Polito, attorneys; Mr. Soriano, of counsel and on the brief).

Michael J. Dillon argued the cause for petitioner (Krumholz, Horn, Schechtman & Hirsch, attorneys; Mr. Dillon, on the brief).

Before Judges SHEBELL, LONG and LANDAU.


The opinion of the court was delivered by SHEBELL, P.J.A.D.

In this appeal by an employer from an award of Workers' Compensation benefits, we are called upon to determine whether and to what extent the New Jersey's Workers' Compensation Act (N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 to 128) permits an award of benefits to an employee for cardiovascular disease caused by an occupational exposure, in the absence of specific work effort or strain which causes an acute heart attack or...

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