A North Carolina appellate court reversed a decision by the state's Industrial Commission that had dismissed with prejudice an employee's injury claim for her failure to comply with discovery orders. Finding that there had been no showing that... Read More
In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of South Dakota held that the state's Department of Labor had erred when it determined that there had been no activity in the record of a case for more than one year, such that the claim could be dismissed... Read More
The Kansas “no progress” statute, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-523(f)(1), prohibits an administrative law judge from affirmatively allowing an extension to a claimant who fails to move for that extension within three years of the initial filing... Read More
LexisNexis has picked the top “noteworthy” panel decisions issued by the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board during the period July through December 2014. You’ll find many helpful cases in this list, including a recent... Read More
Here’s the second batch of advanced postings for the March 2011 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com subscribers can link to the cases below to read the complete headnotes and summaries. Francisco Costa , Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation... Read More