Court Upholds Dismissal of Claim for Injury at Comp Board Office

A New York appellate court ruled that a person who suffered injuries while sitting in the waiting room for the New York State Workers' Compensation Board could not bring a personal injury action against the state.Case: Ali v. State of New York, No. 2013-00432, 03/05/2014, published. Facts: In February 2009, as Rozob Ali was sitting in the waiting area of the Brooklyn office of the New York State Workers' Compensation Board, reading the newspaper, he observed a security guard talking on a cell phone while looking out a window. During the phone conversation, the security guard ...