No Duty Disability Retirement Benefits for Officer Incapacitated by Infection

A New York appellate court ruled that a police officer was not entitled to duty disability retirement benefits after a virulent staph infection rendered him incapable of continuing to perform his job duties, since he failed to prove that the infection resulted from a duty-related injury. Case: Matter of Seman v. DiNapoli, No. 525521, 03/29/2018, published. Facts: Matthew Seman was a police officer. On Jan. 6, 2012, he suffered a burn to his pinky finger when it came into contact with the tailpipe of his police motorcycle. About a week later, Seman experienced pain in his back as he was clim...