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Utah Court: Unusual Exertion Required if Claimant Has Preexisting Condition
Court Discusses Important Distinction Between “Legal” and “Medical” Causation Stepping lightly through the difficult mine field of “legal causation,” a Utah appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Labor Commission that denied workers’ compensation benefits for the last of … Continue reading
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Alabama Accountant’s Fatal Shooting by Disgruntled Former Client Found Compensable
In a case with a bizarre fact pattern, an Alabama appellate court affirmed an award of workers’ compensation death benefits to the surviving spouse of an accountant who was stalked and then shot to death because her assailant blamed the … Continue reading
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The Top 10 Bizarre Workers’ Comp Cases for 2016
© Copyright 2016. Thomas A. Robinson. All rights reserved. For reprint permission, contact tom@workcompwriter.com. For the past ten Decembers or so, I have annually compiled what I think are the Top 10 bizarre workers’ compensation cases for the year. Typically, … Continue reading
NC Worker May Proceed in Tort Against Employer and Plant Nurse for Negligent Treatment
A North Carolina worker, who alleged that he was negligently diagnosed and treated by his employer’s plant nurse after suffering a stroke at work, may proceed in tort against that employer and the nurse, held a state appellate court yesterday … Continue reading →