A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to enforcement of the terms of his settlement requiring his employer to satisfy an outstanding workers' compensation lien.
Case: Ronkese v. Tilcon New York, No. 520025, 06/11/2015, published.
Facts: Richard Ronkese suffered serious physical injuries in 2004 while working on the deck of a barge during the course of his employment with Tilcon New York.
Tilcon paid him workers' compensation benefits and it also agreed to settle his Jones Act claims for $3.25 million.
As part of the settlement, Tilcon agreed to s...
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