No Apportionment of Worker's Disability Between Work Accident, Car Crash

A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker’s disability could not be apportioned between a work-related accident and a prior car accident. Case: Matter of Fisher v. Erie County Sheriff's Department, No. 530813, 05/20/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Robert Fisher worked for the Erie County Sheriff's Department. Fisher injured his right knee while at work in October 2016 and established his entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits. Fisher had injured the same knee in an automobile accident 12 years prior, and he receiv...