Case File
When a carrier accused a bricklayer of concealing prior injuries, the Workers’ Compensation Board found the evidence failed to establish that the prior insurance claims actually involved the claimant.
Case
Matter of Loja-Saula v. Cosan Construction, No. CV-25-0822 (N.Y. App. Div. 09/03/26)
What Happened?
A New York bricklayer filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits for work-related injuries after a piece of a concrete cinderblock fell on him. Following a hearing, a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge established the claim for injuries to the bricklayer’s head, left shoulder, and back, but disallowed the claim for injuries to his neck, left wrist, and left knee.
On review, the Workers’ Compensation Board modified the WCLJ’s decision by amending the claim to include injuries to…
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