Court Upholds Denial of Carrier's Untimely Challenge to Award of Death Benefits

A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of an insurance carrier’s belatedly filed challenge of liability for the payment of benefits for a worker who died of lung cancer. Case: Matter of Duncan v. Crucible Metals, No. 526150, 10/11/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: William Duncan worked for Crucible Metals and died from lung cancer. Duncan’s widow filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, asserting that his cancer had been caused by long-term occupational exposure to asbestos and other dusts. Multiple workers' compensation ca...