OPINION OF THE COURT
MERCURE, J.P.
The primary issue on this appeal is whether the value of future workers' compensation benefits to be awarded to a claimant with a nonschedule permanent, partial disability is speculative. We hold that it is and therefore reverse Supreme Court's apportionment of counsel fees under Workers' Compensation Law § 29 (1) based on such future benefits.
In January 2003, plaintiff Owen F. Burns III (hereinafter plaintiff...
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