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Appellate Court's Liberal Ruling on Accident and Causation

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KEY TAKEAWAYS - In Cronk v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Appellate Court took a very liberal approach in determining what it takes to prove employment is a causative factor. An accidental injury does not...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Anchors Away! The Supreme Court Addresses Important Medical Causation Issues in Kluttz-Ellison v. Noah’s Playloft Preschool

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Plaintiff Robin Kluttz-Ellison was the owner of Noah’s Playloft, a preschool in Salisbury, North Carolina.  She had a pre-existing history of right knee problems and had a right knee arthroplasty before her alleged workplace...more

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A Seemingly Important Win for Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Insurance Carriers and Employers

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On its face the decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Flug v. LIRC, 2017 WI 72 (decided on June 30, 2017), is a clear, important win for the employer side in common injuries that involve pre-existing degenerative...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

En Banc Mississippi Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Insurer, Adjuster and Employer on Bad Faith Claims Arising from...

Chapman v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., No. 2013-CA-01883-COA (Miss. Ct. App. Mar. 17, 2015). Ruling en banc, court affirms grant of summary judgment for insurer, adjuster and employer on bad faith claims brought by former...more

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