A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the third-party counterclaims for indemnification and contribution that were part of his personal injury…
The Appeals Court of Massachusetts revived a court officer’s claim for “assault pay” for injuries he allegedly sustained while transporting and maintaining custody over prisoners.
Case: Howard v. Massachusetts Trial Court,…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim but that the defendant was also entitled to summary judgment on its…
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker unreasonably refused to attend two independent medical examinations scheduled by his employer.
Case: Matter of Mina v. New York City Transit…
The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a worker was not unfairly prejudiced or surprised when her employer’s expert testified about the content of her medical records.
Case: Trincia v. Dick’s Sporting…
A New York appellate court upheld the disqualification of an injured worker from receiving future benefits because of his misrepresentations as to his limitations.
Case: Matter of Deliso v. New York…