Court Upholds Denial of Detective's Application for Disability Retirement Benefits

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a police detective’s application for disability retirement benefits, finding he had not established that he was permanently incapacitated from the performance of his duties. Case: Matter of Ruggiero v. New York State Comptroller, No. 525324, 03/15/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Michael Ruggiero worked for the City of New York as a police detective. In July 2010, he suffered injuries in an assault by an individual he was attempting to detain. Ruggiero filed an application for accidental disability retirement benefits based...