
A federal appellate court ruled that the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act shielded the owner of a containerboard mill from civil liability for the death of
… Read more »Nearly 25% of COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims in Texas that involved professional or hospital/facility services received such services beyond one-month post-injury, according to a report released
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker retained the ability to work in a sedentary capacity and that her employer was
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A federal appellate court ruled that the prime contractor for a coal ash cleanup project was not entitled to derivative immunity as a corollary of the
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A Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to a motorsports and entertainment facility for a worker’s death from attempting to burn tires.
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Florida’s first responders will have up to a year from the date they are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to file a workers’ compensation claim,
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that the parent company of a worker’s direct employer was immune from civil liability for his fatal on-the-job accident.
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A federal appellate court ruled that an injured locomotive engineer could not maintain a tort suit against the railway that had contracted with his employer to
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that an injured paramedic was entitled to a refund of the portion of a third-party settlement he had sent
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a state employer was not entitled to a credit for benefits not ultimately retained by its injured employee.
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