Legal Battle Pits Fall Victim, Town Against State's Insurance Agency ; New York State Insurance Fund Fails to Honor Policies, Make Large Payout

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It all started with a roof leak 10 years ago.

Peter E. Bissell was sent to check a roof on property maintained by the Town of Amherst. He fell from a ladder and broke his neck. Bissell wound up partially paralyzed but still able to feel excruciating pain in his limbs.

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Legal Battle Pits Fall Victim, Town Against State's Insurance Agency ; New York State Insurance Fund Fails to Honor Policies, Make Large Payout

Since then, the "Bissell case" has become synonymous with a nightmarish tug-of-war between the town and a wealthy state agency that has failed to honor its own policies and make payment in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit that has cost town taxpayers tons of money.

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