Worker’s Compensation Updates – May 24, 2012

by Kramm Court Reporting on 5/23/2012

A court reporter student called me this week asking why at workers’ comp depositions it is an automatic original and two copies and why does the defense have to pay for the 0&2. The attorney at the deposition challenged the...more

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 5/22/2012

In its recent decision in Westport Ins. Corp. v. Hamilton Wharton Group, Inc., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9888 (2d Cir. May 17, 2012), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had occasion to consider whether a...more

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 5/16/2012

In Smitter v Thornapple Township, Case No. 144354, the Court granted leave to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeals. The Court previously had considered an application for leave to appeal an earlier order from the...more

by Jodi Ginsberg - Georgia Workers Compensation... on 5/15/2012

Recently, a number of retired football players have sued the NFL for damages arising from concussion injuries associated with the head trauma regularly incurred in professional football games. Does the NFL have an argument...more

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 5/11/2012

The British Columbia legislature recently tabled amendments to Bill 14—the WORKERS COMPENSATION AMENDMENT ACT, 2011—to address bullying and harassment in the workplace. The amendments to Bill 14, among other things, expand...more

by The Law Offices of Franks & Koenig on 5/9/2012

If you have been hurt at work, you may be entitled to certain benefits such as medical care, lost wages, impairment income, vocational retraining, medications, mileage reimbursements, settlements and more. However, the...more

by Howard Ankin on 5/7/2012

Divorce is never easy but Illinois is one of more than 20 states that allow no-fault divorces as well as fault dissolution’s on the grounds of impotency, adultery, bigamy, desertion, cruelty or a felony conviction. Couples...more

by Steve Burke on 5/7/2012

An accident in the company car usually entails workers' compensation coverage and benefits for the driver. However, coverage is not automatic, at least in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. More and more employers and their...more