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The petitioner, a highway maintenance worker, sought enhanced disability retirement benefits after sustaining injuries in 2007, 2010, and 2011 while performing job duties. His application, based on these three incidents, was initially denied by respondent Comptroller, who found none of the incidents qualified as accidents under the Retirement and Social Security Law. This decision overruled a Hearing Officer's ruling that the July 2011 incident was an accident. The court, in a CPLR article 78 proceeding, reviewed the Comptroller's determination. The court concluded that substantial evidence supported the Comptroller's finding that the injuries were not 'accidents,' as they occurred during regular job duties or involved reasonably anticipated risks. Consequently, the Comptroller's determination was confirmed, and the petition was dismissed.
Matter of Ryan v. DiNapoli 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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The petitioner, a highway maintenance worker, sought enhanced disability retirement benefits after sustaining injuries in 2007, 2010, and 2011 while performing job duties. His application, based on these three incidents, was initially denied by respondent Comptroller, who found none of the incidents qualified as accidents under the Retirement and Social Security Law. This decision overruled a Hearing Officer's ruling that the July 2011 incident was an accident. The court, in a CPLR article 78 proceeding, reviewed the Comptroller's determination. The court concluded that substantial evidence supported the Comptroller's finding that the injuries were not 'accidents,' as they occurred during regular job duties or involved reasonably anticipated risks. Consequently, the Comptroller's determination was confirmed, and the petition was dismissed.
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