Appellate Court Transfers Liability to Fund for Reopened Cases

A New York appellate court transferred an injured worker's case to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases after determining that her 1993 settlement proved that her case was "truly closed."In Sidorovski v. New Venture Gear, No. 502146, 3/27/08, the 3rd Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court ruled that the liability for Menka Sidorovski's medical treatment had shifted to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases.Sidorovski had settled a claim for a 1986 injury on Dec. 27, 1993, for an amount of $42,390. The court subsequently marked her case "closed," and no proceedings ensued until 20...