MATTER OF PORCELLI v. PMA ASSOCIATES


64 A.D.3d 1058 (2009)

882 N.Y.S.2d 603

In the Matter of the Claim of PATRICIA PORCELLI, Appellant, v. PMA ASSOCIATES et al., Respondents. WORKER'S COMPENSATION BOARD, Respondent.

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

Decided July 23, 2009.


Kane, J.

Claimant's husband (hereinafter decedent) was employed as a printer for over 30 years by several different employers. Decedent died in 1998 as a result of respiratory failure. Claimant applied for workers' compensation death benefits, claiming that decedent's death was attributable to his inhalation of toxic chemicals during the course of his employment.

Following hearings, a Workers' Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) determined, among other...

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