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The claimant's husband, a manager of a Mobil gas station, died from cardiorespiratory arrest due to anaphylactic shock after a bee sting while driving to work. At the time of the incident, he was responding to a work call, checking competitors' gas prices, and on his way to make a bank deposit, all tasks related to his employment duties. Initially, a Workers' Compensation Law Judge denied death benefits, but the Workers' Compensation Board reversed this decision and awarded benefits to the claimant. The employer appealed the Board's decision, contending that the finding of a work-related bee sting was speculative and lacked substantial evidence. The appellate court affirmed the Board's decision, concluding that there was substantial evidence to support the finding that the decedent's activities were for his employer's benefit and within the course of his employment, thus making the injury compensable.
Claim of Schuhl v. Mobil Oil Corp. is a workers' compensation case decided in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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The claimant's husband, a manager of a Mobil gas station, died from cardiorespiratory arrest due to anaphylactic shock after a bee sting while driving to work. At the time of the incident, he was responding to a work call, checking competitors' gas prices, and on his way to make a bank deposit, all tasks related to his employment duties. Initially, a Workers' Compensation Law Judge denied death benefits, but the Workers' Compensation Board reversed this decision and awarded benefits to the claimant. The employer appealed the Board's decision, contending that the finding of a work-related bee sting was speculative and lacked substantial evidence. The appellate court affirmed the Board's decision, concluding that there was substantial evidence to support the finding that the decedent's activities were for his employer's benefit and within the course of his employment, thus making the injury compensable.
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