Employer Can't Reopen Claim to Challenge Benefit Payments to Worker's Son

A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to reopen a claim and challenge benefit payments to a deceased worker’s son. Case: Matter of Coyle v. W&W Steel Erectors LLC, No. CV-23-2165, 05/08/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: In 2016, Michael Coyle established a workers' compensation claim against his employer, W&W Steel Erectors LLC. In 2020, Coyle was classified as having sustained a permanent partial disability, entitling him to wage-loss benefits not to exceed 375 weeks. After Coyle died in January 2021 for reasons unrelat...