Conflicting Medical Evidence Supports Denial of Claim for Hip Injury

A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s claim of injury to his hip based on the conflicting expert medical opinion evidence. Case: Matter of Sbuttoni v. FOJP Service Corp., No. 528152, 01/09/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Joseph Sbuttoni worked for the FOJP Service Corp. He filed a workers’ compensation claim in September 2016 for alleged injuries to his lower back and right hip. A workers’ compensation law judge found that Sbuttoni was entitled to benefits for an injury to his back only. The judge later amended the claim to in...