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Thomas A. Robinson
over 1 year ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Alaska: High Court Reiterates Limit of $10K in Benefits for Deceased Worker Who Had No Dependents
Despite the apparent harshness of the rule, the Supreme Court of Alaska affirmed a trial court’s decision granting a general contractor and building owner summary judgment in a wrongful death action filed by the estate of an apprentice electrician...
Thomas A. Robinson
over 1 year ago
Workers' Compensation
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Kentucky: Amended Statute Terminating Benefits at Age 70 Passes Constitutional Muster
A 2018 amendment to Kentucky’s Workers’ Compensation Act that terminates an injured worker’s right to indemnity compensation when the worker reaches the age of 70, or four years from the date of injury or last injurious exposure, whichever...
Thomas A. Robinson
over 3 years ago
Workers' Compensation
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Oklahoma: Retaliatory Discharge Statute is Constitutionally OK in Spite of Lack of Access to Jury
Under Oklahoma’s retaliatory discharge statute, 85A O.S.Supp. 2013 § 7, a worker who claims that he or she was fired for filing a workers’ compensation claim must seek relief from the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission;...
Thomas A. Robinson
over 3 years ago
Workers' Compensation
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Iowa: Constitutional Challenge to Provision Granting Carrier Immunity for Faulty Inspections is Unsuccessful
The Supreme Court of Iowa held that a statutory provision [Iowa Code § 517.5 (2017] that provides tort immunity to insurers and their inspectors for any alleged faulty inspections at an employer's work site is constitutional. Based on that ruling...
Thomas A. Robinson
over 4 years ago
Workers' Compensation
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Montana: Supreme Court Says State’s IME Process Does Not Violate Due Process
Mont. Code Ann. § 39-71-605, which permits workers’ compensation insurers to obtain multiple medical examinations of a claimant, does not permit the State Fund (which had insured the risk and was administering the claim in the instant case...
Thomas A. Robinson
over 5 years ago
Workers' Compensation
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Utah: 312-Week Limitation on TTD Benefits is Constitutional
Utah Code Ann. § 35-1-65 (1982) (current version at Utah Code § 34A-2-410 (2016)), which provides that an injured worker who is temporarily totally disabled shall receive a specified amount of compensation per week, but that in no case shall...
Larson's Spotlight
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
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Oklahoma: Divided OK Supreme Court “Opts Out” of Assuming Jurisdiction in Constitutional Challenge Case
The Supreme Court of Oklahoma, in a divided decision, has opted not to assume original jurisdiction in a constitutional challenge to the state’s controversial workers’ compensation opt out law. In its one line order, a majority of the court...
Larson's Spotlight
over 8 years ago
Workers' Compensation
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Arkansas: High Court Pushes Exclusive Remedy Issue Back to Commission
Labeling an estate’s constitutional challenge to the state’s exclusive remedy defense as forum shopping, the Supreme Court of Arkansas entered an order prohibiting a state circuit court from continuing to exercise jurisdiction in a civil action...