MATTER OF CASTILLO v. BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA


268 A.D.2d 906 (2000)

702 N.Y.S.2d 448

In the Matter of the Claim of ESTRELLA CASTILLO, Respondent, v. BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA et al., Appellants. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

Decided January 27, 2000.


Crew III, J.

Claimant, a clerk, was injured when she stood up from her desk to deliver a facsimile transmission, became dizzy and fell to the floor. The day before her fall, claimant had returned to work from a leave of absence following a valvuloplasty procedure five months earlier to treat mitral valve stenosis. At the conclusion of the hearing that followed, a Workers' Compensation Law Judge rejected claimant's testimony that she slipped on a ballpoint pen and...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases