No Disability Retirement Benefits for Officer's Fall

A police officer was not entitled to accidental disability retirement benefits for a knee injury which occurred when he slipped and fell while walking to his car in his work parking lot.Case: In the Matter of Conroy v. Murray, No. 515294, 01/31/2013, published.Facts: John Conroy, a police sergeant, applied for accidental disability retirement benefits. He claimed that he was permanently disabled due to employment-related left knee injuries he sustained in September 1990 and March 1993.Procedural History: A hearing officer denied Conroy's claim, finding that neither incident constituted an ...