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An employee of Coca-Cola Bottling Company sustained a work-related injury in March 2007 and was awarded workers’ compensation benefits, payable by Ace Fire Underwriters Insurance Company. The employee was classified with a permanent partial disability, making the Special Disability Fund responsible for reimbursing Ace Fire after 260 weeks under Workers’ Compensation Law § 15 (8). The injured employee settled a third-party personal injury action with Ace Fire's approval, but without the Special Disability Fund's consent. Ace Fire then commenced a proceeding to compel the Special Disability Fund's consent nunc pro tunc under Workers’ Compensation Law § 29 (5). The Court of Appeals held that if the Special Disability Fund's consent is required as a lienor under section 29 (1), the failure to obtain it can be cured by a court order nunc pro tunc under section 29 (5). The order of the Appellate Division was reversed, and the matter remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings.
Ace Fire Underwriters Insurance Company v. Special Funds Conservation Comittee is a workers' compensation case decided in New York Court of Appeals. 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 New York Court of Appeals.
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An employee of Coca-Cola Bottling Company sustained a work-related injury in March 2007 and was awarded workers’ compensation benefits, payable by Ace Fire Underwriters Insurance Company. The employee was classified with a permanent partial disability, making the Special Disability Fund responsible for reimbursing Ace Fire after 260 weeks under Workers’ Compensation Law § 15 (8). The injured employee settled a third-party personal injury action with Ace Fire's approval, but without the Special Disability Fund's consent. Ace Fire then commenced a proceeding to compel the Special Disability Fund's consent nunc pro tunc under Workers’ Compensation Law § 29 (5). The Court of Appeals held that if the Special Disability Fund's consent is required as a lienor under section 29 (1), the failure to obtain it can be cured by a court order nunc pro tunc under section 29 (5). The order of the Appellate Division was reversed, and the matter remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings.
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