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Burgos v. Citywide Cent. Ins. Program

Court of Appeals of New York.
Nov 16, 2017
30 N.Y.3d 990 (N.Y. 2017)

Opinion

11-16-2017

In the Matter of the Claim of Lidia BURGOS, Appellant, v. CITYWIDE CENTRAL INSURANCE PROGRAM et al., Respondents, Workers' Compensation Board, Respondent.

Law Offices of Michael D. Uysal, PLLC, New York City (Michael D. Uysal of counsel), for appellant. Weiss, Wexler & Wornow, P.C., New York City (J. Evan Perigoe of counsel), for Citywide Central Insurance Program and another, respondents. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York City (Laura Etlinger, Barbara D. Underwood and Andrew D. Bing of counsel), for Workers' Compensation Board, respondent.


Law Offices of Michael D. Uysal, PLLC, New York City (Michael D. Uysal of counsel), for appellant.

Weiss, Wexler & Wornow, P.C., New York City (J. Evan Perigoe of counsel), for Citywide Central Insurance Program and another, respondents.

Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York City (Laura Etlinger, Barbara D. Underwood and Andrew D. Bing of counsel), for Workers' Compensation Board, respondent.

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals ( 22 NYCRR 500.11 ), order affirmed, with costs. The Appellate Division properly concluded that substantial evidence supports the Workers' Compensation Board's determinations as to the claimant's degree of impairment and loss of wage-earning capacity (see generally Matter of Zamora v. New York Neurologic Assoc., 19 N.Y.3d 186, 192–193, 947 N.Y.S.2d 788, 970 N.E.2d 823 [2012] ).

Chief Judge DiFIORE and Judges RIVERA, STEIN, FAHEY, GARCIA, WILSON and FEINMAN concur.


Summaries of

Burgos v. Citywide Cent. Ins. Program

Court of Appeals of New York.
Nov 16, 2017
30 N.Y.3d 990 (N.Y. 2017)
Case details for

Burgos v. Citywide Cent. Ins. Program

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of Lidia BURGOS, Appellant, v. CITYWIDE CENTRAL…

Court:Court of Appeals of New York.

Date published: Nov 16, 2017

Citations

30 N.Y.3d 990 (N.Y. 2017)
66 N.Y.S.3d 216
88 N.E.3d 375

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