Court Upholds Denial of Disability Pension to Police Chief

A police chief was not entitled to performance of duty disability retirement benefits due to a back injury from falling out of a chair, and acute anxiety, a New York appellate court ruled.Case: Pavone v. DiNapoli, No. 517030, 02/13/2014, published.Facts: Robert Pavone, a police chief, applied for accidental and performance duty disability retirement benefits, claiming that he is permanently disabled due to lower back injuries and acute anxiety stemming from three incidents occurring in 1986, 1994 and 1998. Procedural History: At an administrative hearing on his claim, Pavone conceded that...