A Louisiana resident recently filed a slip and fall claim against Kmart Corporation after she …
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Legal Issues
New York Municipalities Must Pay Back Workers Comp Benefits
Three Herkimer County (New York) municipalities have been ordered by an Oneida County jury to pay …
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BRITAIN Lap Belt on Fairground Ride Causes Child Injury
A Great Britain fairground operator has been sentenced after an 11-year-old girl suffered a serious …
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Surveillance of Injured Worker During Prayer Service Does Not Violate Privacy
A Pennsylvania court has ruled that videotape surveillance of an injured worker during an Islamic …
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Misssissippi Worker Wins 322 Million Asbestos Suit
In what attorneys report was the largest ever single-plaintiff asbestos verdict in U.S. history, a …
NEW YORK Why Employers Must Search for Concealed Prior Injuries in Workers Compensation Claims
The value of searching for undisclosed prior injuries in many classes of workers compensation …
Jury Awards $212 Million for Botox Brain Injury
A Virginia jury has awarded $212 million to a man who alleged that side effects of Botox led to him …
How Product Liability and Workers Compensation Interact
When a product – anything that is manufactured – fails to perform its intended function, and the …
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Death While Attending Leadership Conference Was In Scope of Employment
A Texas appeals court has ruled that a landscape manager was within the “course and scope of his …
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Childrens Hospital Fined for Workplace Safety Violations
Oakland Children's hospital faces a fine of more than $10,000 for workplace safety violations …
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British Columbia Flaggers Death Leads to Anger
A suspended sentence issued earlier this month to an elderly driver who killed a flagger in British …
Eligible for Workers Comp Despite Smoking Pot
The Montana Supreme Court has thrown its backing behind a Workers Compensation Court ruling that a …
Montana Approves Bill to Ban Illegal Immigrants from Workers Comp Benefits
Montana’s House of Representatives has given the go-ahead to legislation that would ban …
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Chiropractor Indicted on Work Comp Fraud Charges
Fairfield, Ohio chiropractor has been indicted on charges of workers compensation fraud and theft, …
Bill to Reform Workers Comp Reaches Approval
The last stamp of approval on a bill focused on reforming Montana’s workers compensation …
NEW ZEALAND Workers Comp 101 Basics
New Zealand is unique in having a national “no fault" accident compensation scheme (termed …
New York Workers Compensation – Are Guidelines Good
Employers of all sizes, businesses great and small, have hoped for good cost containment measures …
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New Zealand Film Industry Independent Contractor Law Clarified for Filming of The Hobbitt
The security of workers in the film industry and The Hobbit in New Zealand has been secured with …
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A Hernia from a Spinal Cord Stimulator — Really
Possible Causal Relationships Considerations Have you ever read a court decision on a workers' …
Should Distracted Cop Receive Work Comp After Killing Sisters
The question: Do workers compensation laws need to be revised to exclude people who cause …
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