High Court Clarifies Proper Offset for Officer's Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits

New York’s highest court ruled that a retired New York City police officer's jury award in a personal injury action must be offset by her accidental disability retirement benefits. Case: Andino v. Mills, No. 56, 06/12/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Niurka Andino worked as a police officer for New York City. She suffered injuries in a car accident while riding as a passenger in a patrol car that collided with a vehicle being operated by New York City Transit Authority employee Ronald Mills. Andino filed a personal injury action against Mills. A jury found Mills to h...