Worker Did Not Wait Too Long to Request Amendment of Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker did not wait too long to request that her claim be amended to include a causally related right hip injury. Case: Matter of Cotterell v. Trinity Health Corp., No. 533203, 10/06/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Meggan Cotterell worked for Trinity Health Corp. She injured her back at work in September 2015 and established a workers’ compensation claim. In 2018, a workers’ compensation law judge found Cotterell raised a viable claim for a causally related right hip injury through the reports of her physician, Dr. ...