Truck Driver Gets Limited Expansion of Injuries From Fall
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a decision to expand the description of a worker’s injuries, but not to the full extent he had requested.
Case: Hatten v. J.B. Hunt Transport…
Court Upholds Award for Traumatic Amputation of Newly Hired Longshoreman’s Fingers
A federal appellate court upheld an award of damages to a novice longshoreman who suffered the traumatic amputation of three fingers after just 10 days on the job.
Case: Kiwia v.
Goldberg Segalla Adds Ebele Ebonwu to Baltimore Group
Goldberg Segalla added Ebele Ebonwu to the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Baltimore.
Ebele Ebonwu
Ebonwu was previously with Migliaccio and Rathod in Washington, D.C.
She concentrates her practice on counseling and…
CIGA and UR Study Bills Passed; COVID Presumption Gets Minor Amendment
Lawmakers used procedural rules to pass bills that would modify the bond process for the California Insurance Guarantee Association and extend the deadline for an analysis of exempting some procedures…
Bill Would Exempt Gig Workers From Federal Definition of ‘Employee’
Gig workers for companies such as Uber and Task Rabbit would be exempted from the federal definition of the word “employee,” under legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of…