Noting that the surviving spouse had the burden of showing a causal connection between his wife’s death and her employment, and stressing that speculative medical evidence was insufficient, a New York appellate court affirmed a decision by the New... Read More

Where claimant's physician testified that it was "difficult to determine" when claimant's meniscus tear occurred and that there was "a strong possibility" that something which happened at work could have exacerbated claimant's... Read More

Substantial evidence supported the New York Workers' Compensation Board's decision finding that the claimant did not sustain a causally-related cervical spine injury because the medical testimony contained conflicting findings as to whether the... Read More