Suggesting that a city pension panel has given short shrift to a death benefits claim on behalf of a firefighter involved in post-9/11 recovery and cleanup operations, a judge in Brooklyn has ordered officials to take a close look at the medical evidence and reconsider the claim.
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Richard Velasquez' (See Profile) decision is the latest in a series of administrative and court opinions that have yet to resolve whether Jackie Kaht Fernandez is entitled to accidental death benefits.
