A Texas appellate court ruled that the claims brought by two doctors against a hospital for their on-the-job radiation exposure were healthcare liability claims subject to the requirements of the Texas Medical Liability Act.
Case: Shannon Medical Center v. Sickels, No. 15-25-00167-CV, 08/25/2026, published.
Facts: Dr. Michael Sickels and Dr. James Christopher Cole both worked… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a swinging steel beam should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim.
Case: Sougstad v. OLP Hauppauge LLC, No. 2024-08889, 08/19/2026, published.
Facts: Eric Sougstad allegedly suffered injuries while working at a construction site.
According to Sougstad,… Read more »
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a decision vacating an award to a worker for his contraction of COVID-19 and remanding for the administrative law judge to reexamine the worker’s communicable disease claim.
Case: Russellville Electric Plant Board v. Thomas, No. 2025-SC-0422-WC, 08/20/2026, unpublished.
Facts:… Read more »
A Connecticut police officer receiving workers' compensation benefits for a knee injury was charged with fraud after he passed a fitness exam as part of the application process for another police department.
Ryan Dunn, 28, received temporary partial disability benefits for a knee injury that he said resulted from trying to push his Norwich Police Department patrol vehicle out of the snow in… Read more »Sep 8-9, 2026
David Y. Lee, MD, QME – Board Certified Pain Medicine – Board Certified Anesthesiology will discus …
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Join us September 11, 2026, for the Annual Alton Golf Scramble benefiting Kids’ Chance of Illinois …