A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claims against the owner of a single-family dwelling.
Case: Sanchez v. 12E63 LLC, No. 2024-00623, 12/10/2025, published.
Facts: Santos Miguel Espinal Sanchez…
An Ohio appellate court upheld a trial judge’s determination that an injured worker should have been allowed to expand the scope of her claim.
Rhonda Schmidt worked for Lincoln Electric Co.
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that res judicata did not bar a worker’s claim against his alleged employer, whether as an individual or as a person running a business.
Case: Crowley…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a nurse who injured her ankle as she hurried to a rapid response call across an uneven floor.
Case: Logan General…
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall from a ladder.
Case: Cerro v. 97…
The Mountain States Policy Center, which describes itself as promoting free enterprise, individual liberty and limited government, argues that eliminating Wyoming’s monopolistic workers’ compensation system would lower rates.
Wyoming, Washington, North…