Construing Louisiana law, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision, agreed with a federal district court that a former employee could not maintain a civil action against two former employers based on his theory that work-related... Read More
Stressing the importance of expert medical testimony in establishing a connection between cancer and the work environment, an appellate court in Texas affirmed a trial court's order granting a former employer summary judgment in a case in which the... Read More
The fact that a retired Nevada firefighter had no actual "wages" to replace, since his diagnosis for prostate cancer came three years after his retirement, did not mean he should not be awarded disability benefits based upon the wages he was... Read More
In an occupational disease/death case, the evidence in the record did not preponderate against the trial court's determination that a deceased employee's widow failed to establish that her deceased husband’s pancreatic cancer was causally... Read More
Does an aging American workforce mean more time lost due to chronic conditions such as arthritis, cancer, chronic pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, diabetes, depression, hypertension, and low back pain? It is no secret that the American population... Read More
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... Read More
It is axiomatic that firefighting is a hazardous occupation. But should the more insidious risk of developing cancer be added to list of more obvious hazards faced? Building on previous research that seems to point in this direction, a recent study, Mortality... Read More
Here are the third and fourth batches of advanced postings for July 2015 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2015 LexisNexis. All... Read More
Karen C. Yotis, Esq., a Feature Resident Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter , provides insights into workplace issues and the nuts and bolts of the workers’ comp world. Firefighters are a breed apart. From the... Read More
Comprehensive Look Shows Astronomical Increase By John M. Stahl, Esq. A study by J. Paul Leigh, Ph.D., estimates that direct and indirect costs of occupational injuries and injuries in 2007 was $250 billion. This is a 71-percent increase since 1992... Read More
Here’s the fourth batch of advanced postings for April 2015 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the cases to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2015 LexisNexis. All rights... Read More
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 80 No. 4 April 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... Read More
The following are advanced postings for the September 2013 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2013 LexisNexis. All rights reserved... Read More
The Court of Appeals of New York recently affirmed a lower court’s decision that awarded full death benefits to an employee’s widow where expert medical evidence indicated that the employee’s death had been caused 80 percent by thyroid... Read More
Here’s the second batch of advanced postings for the October 2014 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries . © Copyright 2014 LexisNexis. All... Read More