IA Supreme Court: Nature of Damages, Not Framing of Tort, Determines Viability of Civil Action Against Employer

Alabama Temp Worker May Not Sue Special Employer in Tort

North Carolina: “Willful Negligence” Claim Against Co-Employee/Manager Fails

Issue Commentary: Can Employer Be Liable in Tort for Failure to Gather Evidence to Assist Injured Worker in Third-Party Action?

Issue Commentary: After 32 Years, NC Courts Still Struggle with “Substantial Certainty” Test

Worker’s Failure to Accommodate Action is Not Barred by Exclusivity

Texas Employee Recovers in Tort Against Employer Following Parking Lot Fall

Employee of Uninsured Michigan Subcontractor May Not Sue General Contractor

UPS Employee May Not Sue KY Retailer for Injuries Sustained at Latter’s Loading Dock

SC Comp Act Prevents Recovery of UM Benefits by Injured Employee Against Co-Employee

New Mexico Court Discusses State’s “Peculiar” Going and Coming Rule

In an unusual case that turned on the “peculiar” wording of New Mexico’s statutory going and coming rule, the Court of Appeals of New Mexico affirmed a decision by a...

Kansas Court Says Dual Capacity Doctrine Not Applicable Where Employer Manufactured Machine Causing Employee’s Injury

Observing that in Kansas, like a number of other states, an employer may be liable in tort as a “third-party tortfeasor” if the employer has obligations to the employee independent...