MATTER OF PARIS v. CITY OF NEW YORK


270 A.D.2d 657 (2000)

704 N.Y.S.2d 369

In the Matter of the Claim of DIANA M. PARIS, Respondent, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Appellant. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD, Respondent.

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

Decided March 16, 2000.


Graffeo, J.

Claimant, an office worker in the office of the Queens County District Attorney, sustained mental and emotional injuries as a result of being trapped in an elevator which caught fire in July 1991. The employer promptly filed a notice of injury, describing claimant's injuries as smoke inhalation and hysteria. By letter dated August 28, 1991, the employer's law department informed claimant that "[y]our workers' compensation claim for injuries on 07-01-91...

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