Maine Needs to Overturn Kotch Case - AIA

The Maine State Legislature must overturn a costly court decision on workers' compensation cases for the good of the state's economy, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). In February, the State Supreme Court ruled in Kotch vs. American Protective Services that non-job-related injuries may be stacked with work-related injuries to determine whether a worker is eligible for lifetime workers' compensation benefits. "The court's decision, if left to stand, will severely damage to the state's economic recovery because private sector employers will pay millions of dollars in unant...