A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been denied summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from falling through an unguarded opening.
Case: Blacio…
An Ohio appellate court upheld an enhanced award of benefits to an injured worker, finding his employer’s violation of a specific safety requirement for hydraulic presses was the proximate cause…
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a $15 million award of damages on a Jones Act claim for a 22-year-old seaman’s death.
Case: Love v. Osage Marine Services Inc., No. ED111905,…
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to a finding of total disability for her mental and physical injuries.
Case: Matter of Seide v. Brooklyn…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill creating a guaranty association to step in and pay workers’ compensation benefits because of the insolvency of a self-insured employer.
The governor signed the…