MATTER OF BARBER v. COUNTY OF CORTLAND

530195.

193 A.D.3d 1202 (2021)

147 N.Y.S.3d 179

2021 NY Slip Op 02202

In the Matter of the Claim of Richard J. Barber, Claimant, v. County of Cortland, Appellant. Workers' Compensation Board, Respondent.

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

Decided April 8, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP, Binghamton ( Devin M. Dilts of counsel), for appellant.

Letitia James , Attorney General, New York City ( Alison Kent-Friedman of counsel), for respondent.

Garry, P.J., Lynch, Clark and Colangelo, JJ., concur.


In April 2016, claimant, a correction officer, was assaulted by an inmate while working, and his subsequent claim for workers' compensation benefits was established for an injury to the jaw and for post-concussive syndrome and photophobia. Following an August 2018 hearing, a Workers' Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) amended...

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