Can Comp-Exempt Sub Owner Sue Contractor for Work Injury? Miss. Court Says ‘No’ December 18, 2024 By William Rabb It’s a question that has cropped up in state courts only on rare occasions: If the owner or officer of...
Employer Can’t Deny Comp Claim in Shooting Then Argue Immunity, Court Says April 26, 2024 An employer cannot deny a workers’ compensation claim on the grounds that a shooting injury was not work-related then turn...
Maryland’s Workers’ Compensation Bars Non-Dependent Child’s Wrongful Death Claim December 12, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A non-dependent adult child whose father died on the job does not have a right to bring a wrongful death...
Judge Rules Virginia Teacher Shot by Student Can Proceed with $40 Million Lawsuit November 6, 2023 By Ben Finley A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million lawsuit against...
Lawyers Argue Over Workers’ Compensation for Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old October 30, 2023 By Ben Finley Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom Friday over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get...
Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Asks If Workers’ Compensation Is Enough October 27, 2023 By Ben Finley A heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old student: How should the school...
Asbestos Wrongful Death Claim Allowed Against Employer as Workers’ Comp Exception October 24, 2023 A Connecticut appeals court has revived a wrongful death claim that tests a narrow exception to the state law that...
Delaware High Court OKs Lien Against Uninsured Motorist Benefits in Workers’ Compensation Case September 7, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The Delaware Supreme Court has broken with its own precedent to rule that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier may assert...
Workers’ Comp Takes Bite Out of Employee Right to Sue Third Party: Pennsylvania High Court April 20, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Pennsylvania employer cannot be sued for blocking an employee from suing the third party responsible for her workplace injury,...
Judge Tosses Wife’s Suit Blaming Employer for Her Husband’s Covid February 22, 2021 By Joel Rosenblatt A federal judge tossed out a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that sought to hold an employer responsible for a worker’s spouse getting...