No Duty Disability Benefits for Officer Who Fell While on Coffee Break

A New York appellate court upheld a denial of duty disability benefits to a police officer who was injured from falling while exiting her patrol car to pick up coffee. Case: Matter of Pileggi v. DiNapoli, No. 535949, 11/09/2023, published. Facts: Shelby Pileggi worked as a police officer for the Town of New Castle. She filed applications for accidental and performance of duty disability retirement benefits, alleging that she sustained multiple injuries, including to her back and neck, as a result of an incident in February 2013 during which she slipped and fell while exiting her patrol ...