Comp Cases More Litigious in Larger Metro Regions, Attorneys Say

By Sherri OkamotoLegal ReporterSince workers' compensation is a creature of statute and governed by state law, this necessarily results in differences between the states in how they compensate for injuries, what burden of proof is required and what the time limits for bringing a claim will be. However, within states − where every claim is subject to the same comp laws − there are still regional differences in what gets litigated and how, according to attorneys in California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Florida.Attorneys from California say that the southern part of the stat...