Court Overturns Denial of Police Officer's Application for Disability Retirement Benefits

A New York appellate court ruled that substantial evidence did not support the denial of a police officer’s application for disability retirement benefits for a knee injury from falling down a flight of stairs. Case: Matter of Portmore v. New York State Comptroller, No. 24436, 07/13/2017, published. Facts: Daniel Portmore worked as a police officer. He filed an application for accidental disability retirement benefits in 2012, asserting he was permanently incapacitated from the performance of his job duties as the result of injuries suffered in three work-related incidents.  The ...