A trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying a post-dismissal motion for sanctions without first holding a hearing, an Ohio appellate court ruled.
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The Missouri Court of Appeals overturned a denial of Second Injury Fund benefits to a long-time aircraft mechanic with a multitude of injuries.
James Eckardt
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The South Carolina Supreme Court seized an opportunity to clarify the statutory review process for workers' compensation cases in addressing an injured correctional officer’s long-pending
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A California appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s disability discrimination claim.
Daniel Rocha worked for the County of Fresno Department of Social
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A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim of retaliation for pursuing workers’ compensation benefits.
Paula Emerson began working for the
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The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that employment based on friendship does not automatically fall outside the scope of the state workers’ compensation law.
Samuel Amos,
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenges to the state's new impairment rating evaluation process.
Douglas Bellamy worked for the City of
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The California Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that voters did not infringe on the unlimited authority of state lawmakers to create a workers’ compensation system
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A California appellate court revived an injured worker’s disability discrimination claim against his employer, finding that the terms of his workers’ compensation settlement did not
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An Illinois appeals court overturned the denial of death benefits to a deceased worker’s adult son, finding that the father's fatal heart attack was compensable and
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