A divided Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was not judicially estopped from pursuing his personal injury claim against a third-party tortfeasor even though he failed to…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim.
Case: Rivas v. Panama Leasing LLC, No. 28019/18, 05/15/2025, published.
Facts:…
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling brick.
Case: Vines…
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced that disbarred personal injury lawyer Tom Girardi was sentenced to 87 months in prison for embezzling tens of millions of settlement money from clients.
Girardi…
California lawmakers voted to pass bills to create a presumption that certain injuries are compensable for hospital workers, allow independent bill review to resolve disputes over contractual discounts and require certain…