IN THE MATTER OF CIAFONE v. CONSOLIDATED EDISON OF NEW YORK


54 A.D.3d 1135 (2008)

864 N.Y.S.2d 216

In the Matter of the Claim of ISABEL A. CIAFONE, Appellant, v. CONSOLIDATED EDISON OF NEW YORK et al., Respondents. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD, Respondent.

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

September 25, 2008.


CARPINELLO, J.

Claimant's decedent was employed primarily as a gas line repairman for the employer from 1964 to 1995, during which time he was exposed to asbestos and other chemicals. Shortly before his death in 1995, decedent was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, precipitating the instant claim for workers' compensation death benefits. After a series of hearings, a Workers' Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) rendered a decision finding no causal relationship...

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