Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Workers' Compensation Law § 29 (5) permits an employee to settle a lawsuit arising out of the same accident as a workers' compensation claim for less than the statutory amount of workers' compensation benefits only if the employee receives written consent to the settlement from the compensation carrier, or alternatively, judicial approval of the settlement within three months of the settlement (see Hargrove v...
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