Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs and petition granted.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court erred in denying the petition, which sought an order approving, nunc pro tunc, a third-party settlement pursuant to Workers' Compensation Law § 29 (5). Contrary to respondent's contention, the court had jurisdiction to grant the petition (see, Matter of Dauenhauer v Continental Cas. Ins. Co.,
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