
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a duty-disability pension for an injured firefighter due to his lack of credibility.
Case: Witteman v. Brookfield
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A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of the claim
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The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a duty-disability pension for an injured firefighter as being against the manifest weight of the evidence.
Case:
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The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s civil suit due to his failure to disclose his claims in a bankruptcy
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims and that the defendants were entitled
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The office of the New York State Inspector General announced convictions in two schemes in which people were working while collecting benefits, including one man coaching
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A New York appellate court ruled that a subcontractor was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against it.
Case: Nusbaum
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The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a compensable foot injury, but his increased anxiety and depression were not compensable.
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The board of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is considering a 1% rate reduction for the state’s public employers.
The projected annual premium decrease
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker waived his ability to challenge the competency of his employer’s expert to testify regarding his psychological
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