A New York appellate court ruled that an injured police officer was not entitled to performance of duty disability retirement benefits after suffering a disabling shoulder injury because the evidence supported a finding that the injury did not permanently incapacitate him.
Case: Matter of Keitel v. DiNapoli, No. 524709, 10/05/2017, published.
Facts: Craig Keitel suffered injuries on Jan. 1, 2011, when he slipped on snow while helping to transport an intoxicated woman to an ambulance.
Keitel missed several days of work but eventually returned to a light-duty assignment. He lat...
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