Case Name: In the Matter of Jacqueline Ploss, Appellant, v. Raymond Kelly et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2014-01-23
Citations: 113 A.D.3d 531
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Jacqueline Ploss, Appellant, v Raymond Kelly et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 113
Pages: 531–531

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Jacqueline Ploss, Appellant, v Raymond Kelly et al., Respondents.
[978 NYS2d 847]

Opinion:
Respondents failed to overcome the presumption of causation of General Municipal Law § 207-k by failing to cite objective medical evidence to support the finding that decedent's ventricular arrhythmia and tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy were not caused by job-related stress. Decedent's cardiologist attributed decedent's increased catecholamines to job stress, which impacted his heart condition. The Medical Board, which noted other possible causes of decedent's heart ailment, failed to cite competent and credible evidence which rebutted the conclusion of decedent's cardiologist, and merely pointed to gaps in petitioner's evidence, which is insufficient (see Matter of Ginther v Kelly, 109 AD3d 738, 739 [1st Dept 2013]). Concur— Tom, J.P., Acosta, Andrias, Freedman and Feinman, JJ.