A food delivery worker who encountered two weapon-wielding maintenance workers surprised by his presence in a Five Guys hamburger eatery can bring negligence claims against the restaurant and the maintenance company over his mental trauma. The federal district court for …
Two state troopers who were struck by a car on an interstate exit ramp cannot collect damages for post traumatic stress disorder, but one of them can recover more money because his trial court award was improperly reduced by the …
John C. France’s workers’ compensation claim cleared the way for Arizona first responders to receive workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress syndrome. But the former Gila County Sheriff’s Office sergeant cannot pursue a bad faith claim against the Arizona Counties …
Florida’s chief financial officer has stepped into the middle of a firefighters’ workers’ compensation appeal on a mental stress claim, a move the fireman’s lawyer called “unprecedented” and which reflects the importance of the case. If Florida’s 1st District Court …
A plan to make mental stress a compensable condition for Georgia’s first responders never made it out of committee in the Georgia General Assembly. House Bill 855, sponsored by Rep. Gregg Kennard and others, would have made emergency workers who …
Three years after first responders in Florida won a hard-fought victory to make mental stress a compensable condition, officers now hope lawmakers can tweak the law to correct some problems. The Florida Police Chiefs Association leaders and law officers from …
An Iowa state board has recommended that medical marijuana should be a prescription option for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and intellectual disability with aggression, but it rejected the drug for two other conditions petitioners had requested. The Iowa Medical Cannabidiol …
A new Washington state law has helped allow the family of a firefighter who died in the line of duty to collect insurance benefits from his death. The Longview Daily News reported that the law recognizes PTSD as an occupational …
The Connecticut General Assembly is revisiting whether to grant workers’ compensation coverage for certain first responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, such as those who responded to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Following a couple years of …
A former Gallatin County, Mont. sheriff’s deputy who faces trial in May on charges that he mistreated a prisoner three years ago is suing the county claiming he did not receive adequate treatment for job-related mental health issues. The Bozeman …
