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Court: Comp Covers Fatal Accidents for School Volunteers 03/14/2025
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California appeals court said workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for the family and estate of a school district volunteer who was killed in a fatal accident during a food drive. ...Read More
 
 

Worker With Preexisting Back Issues Gets Award for New Injury 03/14/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s back injury. Case: BET Ltd. v....Read More
 
 

Court Reinstates Part of Former Railway Worker's FELA Action 03/14/2025
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a retired railway worker stated a viable claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for his cumulative trauma injuries, so a grant of summary judgment dismissing his entire action had not been appropriate. ...Read More
 
 

Federal Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Discrimination, Retaliation Claim 03/14/2025
State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s claims of discrimination and retaliation. Case:...Read More
 
 

Court Partially Revives Worker's Labor Law Claim for Cart Accident 03/14/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law action for his injuries from a cart mishap. Case: ...Read More
 
 

Applicants' Attorney Elliot Berkowitz Dies 03/13/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 4 | Popular with Legal
Southern California applicants' attorney Elliot Berkowitz died Sunday at the age of 76. He is survived by his two daughters, Dayna and A...Read More
 
 

Police Officer Timely Files Claim for PTSD Years After Triggering Event 03/13/2025
State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a police officer timely filed his claim for post-traumatic stress disorder almost a decade after the event that triggered his condition. ...Read More
 
 

Payment of Cop's Salary Doesn't Constitute Acceptance of Liability for COVID-19 Infection 03/13/2025
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a police officer’s receipt of his full salary for a period after contracting COVID-19 was not an acknowledgment of compensability for his condition. ...Read More
 
 

Labor Law Defendant Gets Partial Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's Claims 03/13/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted partial summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Widow's Award for Worker's Death From Fungal Infection of Brain 03/13/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker’s widow for a fatal fungal infection in his brain. ...Read More
 
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