A California appellate court ruled that the doctrine of issue preclusion barred an allegedly injured bus driver from pursuing his fraud claim against his former employer.
Case: Lewis v. Los Angeles…
Texas lawmakers this year passed bills exempting workers’ compensation medical exams from the tax on insurance services, prohibiting governmental entities from considering experience rating when evaluating bids, and modifying death…
A New York appellate court partially overturned a grant of summary judgment to a property owner in a worker’s claim for falling through a temporary plywood floor.
Case: Estrella v. ZRHLE…
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for her injuries from a car accident.
Case: State ex rel. Spotleson v. Medlab…
A federal appellate court upheld the imposition of a five-year suspension on an attorney for his repeated, baseless accusations of judicial misconduct in a Pennsylvania workers’ compensation proceeding.
Case: In re…