Court Tosses Sanctions Against Claimants' Firm for Doctors' Failure to Appear at Depositions

A New York appellate court overturned the imposition of sanctions against a claimants’ firm, finding that the Workers’ Compensation Board had cited the wrong statutory provision and that sanctions were not warranted in the first place. Case: Murtha v. Verizon New York, No. 525867, 05/17/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Byron Murtha slipped and fell on ice while working for Verizon New York. A workers' compensation law judge found he had suffered compensable injuries to his neck, left shoulder and lower back. Murtha sought treatment from Dr. Alfred Faust, ...