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Workplace Injury Premises Liability

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Property Owner Not Liable for Injury to Employee of Independent Contractor –12.6 Million Verdict Reversed

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Seyfarth Synopsis: California’s Second District Court of Appeal recently reversed a 12.6 million jury verdict in favor of an independent contractor’s employee for injuries he suffered from a broken roof hatch of a commercial...more

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California Court Ruling Opens Door to COVID-19 Claims by Non-Employees Catching Virus from Workers

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A common question posed during the pandemic has been whether employers can face liability for COVID-19 infections originating in the workplace. As to employees who contract COVID-19, the answer has been that an employee’s...more

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Summary Judgment Obtained on Common Carrier Issue

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Birmingham attorneys Turner Williams​ and Al Teel​ obtained summary judgment in their favor on behalf of R.J. Corman Railroad Switching Company, LLC in McGinnis v. Alabama River Cellulose, LLC, et al., Case No....more

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Tex. Sup. Court Clarifies the Duties of a Non-Subscribing Employer in the Face of Known Dangers

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Late last week, the Texas Supreme Court clarified duties of employers for premises defects and declared that they have multiple duties to invitees/employees who come onto their property facing known dangerous conditions. ...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Employer Liability on Obvious Risk in Workplace Injuries

It's not too often that we hear of an employer being able to escape liability for a workplace injury, where the injury does, in fact, happen to an employee and it happens in the workplace. Below, we'll discuss a case where an...more

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