Defending Employers

Episode 46: Overview of Defenses in New York Workers' Compensation Cases



May 15th, 2017  •  29 mins 26 secs  •  Download (13.6 MB)  •  Link with Timestamp

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Attorneys Tim Kane and Greg Lois cover the fundamentals on challenging the the basic presumptions relied upon by the claimant in establishing their case, disputing new “consequential” body parts, and raising all applicable defense. We discuss some little used (but available) defenses, such as the intoxication defense. At the end of the presentation attendees will have a basic understanding of various common defenses under the New York Workers’ Compensation Law.