A New York appellate court ruled that a physician’s reliance on the wrong version of the state’s guidelines for determining impairment and loss of wage-earning capacity required reversal of the worker’s award.
Case: Matter of Garofalo v. Verizon N.Y. Inc., No. CV-23-1298, 05/30/2024, published.
Facts: Michael Garofalo worked for Verizon N.Y. Inc. as a lineman. In January 2020, a reel of fiber-optic cable fell off the back of a truck and crushed his left hand.
In May 2021, Dr. Brian J. Harley reported that Garofalo had reached maximum medical improvement. He said Garofalo h...
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