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Reiterating that in Kansas, because of multiple concerns, the rules of evidence do not apply to workers’ compensation hearings, a Kansas appellate court held the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board should not have excluded the results...

A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, [subscribers can access an enhanced version of this opinion: lexis.com | Lexis Advance ], may significantly lower the causation bar for plaintiffs in toxic tort cases. In the case C.W. & E...

Larson's Spotlight on Causation, Total Permanent Disability, Viagra, and Substantially Certain. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's Workers' Compensation...

In Stankova v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Company , 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 8935 (9th Cir. May 29, 2015), [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, applying Arizona law, had the opportunity...

Prior to Senate Bill 899, the law was clear as to which party had the burden of proof on the apportionment issue. If defendant could not provide substantial evidence that there was either pre-existing PD or a progressive disease process, apportionment...

The apportionment statutes were massively revised by the 2004 workers’ compensation reform package. However, apportionment was one of the only areas of the workers’ compensation law that did not get hit by the most recent reform legislation...

Larson's Spotlight on Odd Lot, Causation, Farm Laborer, Immunity From Exclusive Remedy . Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's Workers' Compensation...

Larson's Spotlight on Illegal Aliens, Rehabilitation Services, Lump Sum, and Heart Attack. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's Workers' Compensation...

Larson's Spotlight on Civil Action Against Co-Employee, Exclusive Remedy, Volunteer Status, and Causation Involving Fatal Overdose. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer...

In Pennsylvania, a claimant seeking benefits for a psychic injury must meet a higher standard for causation by proving that (a) he or she suffered a psychic injury; and (b) his or her psychic injury was more than a subjective reaction to normal working...

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2015 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE...

Key takeaways from a recent Tennessee case for both injured workers and employers When do an injured worker’s actions, which led to a tragic overdose of opioids in the Kilburn case, constitute an independent intervening cause and thereby release...

Noting that the New York Workers’ Compensation Board has broad authority to resolve factual issues based on credibility of witnesses, a state appellate court affirmed the denial of benefits to a state hearing officer who claimed she was seriously...

Here’s the latest batch of advanced postings for the June 2016 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2016 LexisNexis. All rights...

A claimant’s self-treatment in the form of lancing a blister on his foot with a sterilized needle was not an independent intervening act that would break the chain of causation between the work-related blister and a subsequent infection, held an...