Court Upholds PTD Award to Mechanic for Toxic Gas Exposure

A New York appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a mechanic for his injuries from exposure to a toxic gas. Case: Matter of Bugianishvili v. Alliance Refrigeration Inc., No. 532120, 06/24/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Archil Bugianishvili worked for Alliance Refrigeration Inc. as a mechanic. He filed a workers’ compensation claim after an April 2016 incident in which he was exposed to toxic gas while working in a poorly ventilated basement. Bugianishvili received an award for various respiratory and neurological ailments, as well as ...