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The Injured Workers Bar Association filed a motion seeking leave to appear as amicus curiae in an appeal. The court granted the motion, accepting the proposed brief for filing. The order specifies that two copies of the brief must be served and nineteen copies filed within seven days.
The City of New York filed a motion for leave to file a brief amicus curiae and for leave to appear amicus curiae on an appeal. The court granted both motions, accepting the proposed brief as filed. For the appearance amicus curiae, the leave was granted only to the extent that the proposed brief was accepted. The City is required to serve two copies and file nineteen copies of the brief within seven days. Chief Judge Lippman did not participate in this decision.
The Appeals Board, in an en banc decision, allows the submission of amicus curiae briefs to address the jurisdictional issues arising from the legislative repeal of Labor Code section 139.5, which pertains to vocational rehabilitation benefits.
The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to study the legal issues presented by the defendant's petition, specifically concerning the repeal of Labor Code section 139.5, and has ordered the allowance of amicus curiae briefs to address the jurisdictional questions.
The Appeals Board granted the petitions for reconsideration filed by both the applicant and the defendant to allow for a more thorough study of the issues raised and to permit the filing of amicus curiae briefs by interested parties.
The Appeals Board grants reconsideration in two consolidated cases, Almaraz and Guzman, to study the issues raised in a petition and allows for the filing of amicus curiae briefs by any interested person or entity.
The Appeals Board grants petitions for reconsideration from both the applicant and the defendant to further study the issues raised regarding the Diminished Future Earning Capacity (DFEC) and allows for the submission of amicus curiae briefs.
The Appeals Board granted reconsideration in two consolidated cases to address the rebuttal of the AMA Guides in the 2005 Schedule for Rating Permanent Disabilities and permitted the filing of amicus briefs to aid in its deliberations.
A motion filed by the National Association of Social Workers and others, seeking permission to submit an amici curiae brief in the ongoing appeals, has been granted. The proposed brief has been accepted for filing by the court. It was noted that Judge Fahey did not participate in the deliberation or decision regarding this motion.
The New York State Trial Lawyers Association's motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae on an appeal was granted, and their proposed brief was accepted as filed.
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