Nursing Home Official Gets Probation for Kickback Scheme
A man who ran the workers’ compensation program for a nursing home in central Pennsylvania was sentenced to probation for two years and ordered to forfeit $628,450, according to a…
Supreme Court Upholds Award to Truck Driver, Provides Guidance on Calculating AWW
The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine upheld an award of benefits to an injured truck driver and provided guidance on how to calculate the average weekly wage of those who…
Exclusivity Doesn’t Bar Worker’s Suit for Being Run Over by Trailer
A Texas appellate court ruled that exclusivity did not bar a worker’s civil suit against his employer for his injuries from being run over by an equipment trailer.
Edward Santos worked…
WCAB: Electronic Testimony Should Be Permitted When Witness Unable to Appear in Person
Because an evidentiary record is required for appellate review, and to safeguard due process, a request for electronic testimony must not be denied without an opportunity to be heard, the…
Court Upholds Distribution of Attorney Fees in Civil Suit Over Worker’s Fatal Accident
A Louisiana appellate court upheld the distribution of contingency fees between two law firms that represented the family of a worker who was killed while inflating a defective tire.
Case: Kaster, Lynch,…