The Alabama Supreme Court issued a writ of mandamus compelling a trial court to dismiss the breach-of-contract and bad-faith claims against an insurance carrier arising out of a roofing worker’s…
The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a poultry processing plant worker’s claim for injuries from an unexplained fall.
Case: Gutierrez v. Perdue Farms Inc., No. 0176-23-2, 05/21/2024, unpublished.
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The Workers’ Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee found a single instance of misconduct in complaints filed against comp judges in 2022 and 2023, according to a pair of reports the California…
A Texas appellate court ruled that a public school district was immune from civil liability to a former employee on her retaliatory discharge claim.
Case: Conroe Independent School District v. Osuna,…
A federal appellate court ruled that it had no jurisdiction over a petition for review of a denial of survivor’s benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act filed one day…