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This declaratory judgment action addresses whether a workers' compensation carrier has a valid lien on third-party settlement proceeds for payments made for permanent partial disability and serious facial disfigurement. The plaintiff, injured in an automobile accident during employment, received workers' compensation benefits and settled a third-party claim. The defendant carrier asserted a lien on the settlement, which the plaintiff contested, arguing these payments constituted first-party benefits upon which no lien could exist. The Special Term ruled in favor of the plaintiff. However, the Appellate Division reversed, holding that payments for permanent partial disability and serious facial disfigurement are not first-party benefits under the No-Fault Insurance Law, and therefore, the carrier has a valid lien.
Dietrick v. Kemper Insurance 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.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
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This declaratory judgment action addresses whether a workers' compensation carrier has a valid lien on third-party settlement proceeds for payments made for permanent partial disability and serious facial disfigurement. The plaintiff, injured in an automobile accident during employment, received workers' compensation benefits and settled a third-party claim. The defendant carrier asserted a lien on the settlement, which the plaintiff contested, arguing these payments constituted first-party benefits upon which no lien could exist. The Special Term ruled in favor of the plaintiff. However, the Appellate Division reversed, holding that payments for permanent partial disability and serious facial disfigurement are not first-party benefits under the No-Fault Insurance Law, and therefore, the carrier has a valid lien.
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