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Monday, January 13, 2025

Court Upholds Award to Corrections Officer for Physical/Mental Injuries

State: Pennsylvania
Topic: NORTH
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a corrections officer for his mental and physical injuries after being assaulted by two

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Worker Ejected From Bucket Lift Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

State: New York
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker ejected from a bucket lift should have been granted summary judgment on her Labor Law claim.

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Labor Law Defendant Gets Summary Judgment

State: New York
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A New York appellate court waded through a host of claims related to a worker’s alleged construction-site injuries and found that one party was entitled

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Friday, January 10, 2025

Property Owner Not Liable for Worker's Death in Trench Collapse

State: Ohio
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An Ohio appellate court upheld summary judgment that found a property owner was not liable for the death of a worker in a trench collapse.

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Friday, January 10, 2025

Barn Operator Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Worker's Claims

State: New York
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A New York appellate court ruled that a barn operator wasn't entitled to summary judgment dismissing a Labor Law action against him and that the injured

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

No Benefits for Transit Worker's COVID-19 Infection

State: Iowa
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The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a worker for his COVID-19 infection.

Case: Collins v. Des Moines Area Regional Transit

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Worker Entitled to Summary Judgment for Attic Stairs Mishap

State: New York
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for falling from the stairs

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Bills Would Permit Choice of Physician, Increase National Guard Death Benefit

State: Indiana
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Indiana lawmakers introduced legislation that would allow workers to choose the physician who treats their industrial injury and would increase death benefits for members of

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