HAZAN v. WTC VOLUNTEER FUND

No. 517129.

120 A.D.3d 82 (2014)

987 N.Y.S.2d 484

2014 NY Slip Op 4103

In the Matter of the Claim of JAMIE HAZAN, Appellant, v. WTC VOLUNTEER FUND et al., Respondents. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD, Respondent.

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

Decided June 5, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pro Bono Appeals Program, Albany ( Michael J. Hutter of counsel), for appellant.

LAHTINEN, J.P., McCARTHY, ROSE and LYNCH, JJ., concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

EGAN JR., J.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, claimant, a former emergency medical technician, started walking from his residence on the upper west side of Manhattan toward the World Trade Center site to offer assistance in the rescue and recovery efforts. While en route, claimant heard that a triage center was being established at the Chelsea Piers and he proceeded to that location, where he spent the day sorting supplies and setting...

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