Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York October 22, 2009 (Iannaci v. Independent Cement Corp.)

Refers, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 7, 2008, which, among other things, ruled that liability shifted to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a.

Claimant sustained a work-related injury in 1992 and received workers’ compensation benefits until 2001, when his case was closed.