MATTER OF PORTER v. NEW YORK STATE ELEC. & GAS CORP.

516949

113 A.D.3d 987 (2014)

979 N.Y.S.2d 199

2014 NY Slip Op 406

In the Matter of the Claim of GARY PORTER, Respondent, v. NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC AND GAS CORPORATION et al., Respondents, and SPECIAL FUND FOR REOPENED CASES, Appellant. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD, Respondent.

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

Decided January 23, 2014.


Peters, P.J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Board, filed November 5, 2012, which ruled that liability shifted to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases pursuant to Workers' Compensation Law § 25-a.

Claimant worked for the employer as a field service representative and, on May 1, 2004, struck his head on a concrete beam in a customer's basement after reading a meter, causing injuries to his head, neck and back. He filed a claim for workers...

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