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LEHSTEN v. NACM-UPSTATE N. Y.

93 N.Y.2d 368 (1999)

712 N.E.2d 673

690 N.Y.S.2d 506

In the Matter of the Claim of BETTY L. LEHSTEN, Appellant, v. NACM-UPSTATE NEW YORK et al., Respondents. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 6, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lipsitz, Green, Fahringer, Roll, Salisbury & Cambria, L. L. P., Buffalo (John A. Collins of counsel), for Betty L. Lehsten, appellant.

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney-General, New York City (Iris A. Steel, Peter H. Schiff and John McConnell of counsel), for Workers' Compensation Board, appellant.

Williams & Williams, Buffalo (Mary M. Russo of counsel), for respondents.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK and WESLEY concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENBLATT, J.

This appeal concerns the interpretation of several sections of the Workers' Compensation Law and its administrative review procedures. A three-member panel of the Workers' Compensation Board unanimously affirmed the decision of the Workers' Compensation Law Judge (WCLJ) allowing compensation benefits to the claimant. During the pendency of the panel's review, the employer...

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