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A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine barred an effort by the parents of a construction worker to pursue a wrongful death claim against a general contractor that had hired their son’s employer to clean out a sump pump.
Tyler Development Co. Inc. is a general contractor working in the home construction industry. In 2014, Tyler contracted with D&D Construction Specialties Inc. to perform various remediation tasks on a residential construction site in Bel-Air.
The contract between Tyler and D&D required D&D to comply… Read more »
The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that a third-party claims administrator was not entitled to reimbursement from the State Special Fund for Second Injuries for benefits paid to a self-insured employer’s injured worker.
Case: In re Appeal of The Lawson Group, No. 2021-0243, 08/16/2022, published.
Facts and procedural history: Summit… Read more »
A New York appellate court sorted out liability under the Labor Law and for indemnification in a multi-party case arising out of a worker’s alleged misstep while installing a glass wall divider.
Case: Ruisech v. Structure Tone Inc., No. 159007/13, 590013/14, 590202/14, 595439/18, 08/16/2022, published.
Facts: Tishman Speyer Properties LP managed a property owned… Read more »News: WEST
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A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law claim should have been granted partial summary judgment dismissing one of the worker’s claims for his alleged injuries from a pergola collapse.
Case: Flores v. Crescent Beach Club LLC, No. 2020-02706, 08/10/2022, published.
Facts: Robert Flores allegedly suffered injuries while demolishing a rotting wooden pergola at the… Read more »
A former insurance agent awaiting sentencing after being convicted of stealing premiums from small business owners was arrested Thursday for allegedly using stolen identities to open a fraudulent agency and apply for loans, the California Department of Insurance announced.
Francis Okyere, 70, was charged with 17 felony counts of identity theft and… Read more »Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Joe Capurro, past president of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, to serve on the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
Capurro has been a sole practitioner working out of San Jose since 2012. He was an attorney and managing partner at Capurro, Rocha & Schmidt from 1980 to 2012.
He is a member of the California Applicants’… Read more »
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that a federal grand jury in Boston indicted a construction company owner for allegedly failing to pay taxes and making false statements about a fatal workplace accident.
Mauricio Baiense, 55, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to defraud the federal… Read more »
Ametros announced that Meghan Mulroy has been promoted to vice president of strategic accounts and will lead the team of account executives who implement programs for clients and help injured people manage their medical settlement funds from workers’ compensation or liability claims.
Mulroy, who… Read more »
Despite what you may have heard, it’s been well-established for years that an employer representative can sit in on the deposition of an applicant, thanks to a well-known panel decision on the topic.
In the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel… Read more »
Michigan lawmakers may add former firefighters as qualified recipients for benefits under the state’s 2014 firefighter cancer presumption law, less than one year after lawmakers made volunteer firefighters eligible.
HB 6360, introduced by Rep. Jeffrey Yaroch,… Read more »
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