Construing North Carolina exemptions law, a federal bankruptcy court held that a Chapter 13 debtor could not claim an exemption in land and a mobile home that he purchased with the proceeds of a workers' compensation settlement agreement. The court... Read More
A decision by a Massachusetts Probate and Family Court judge that allocated $50,000 of an injured worker's remaining workers' compensation settlement proceeds to his wife under the terms of a divorce and marital settlement was appropriate, held... Read More
Where an injured worker filed a claim for benefits with the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs for total/permanent disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA) and, without notice to the employer, settled... Read More
Larson's Spotlight on Unilateral Termination of Benefits, Going and Coming Rule, Pre-Authorization of Medical Care, Settlement Proceeds Not Subject to Lien, Date of Development of Injury. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you... Read More
Here’s the second batch of advanced postings for August 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 rights... Read More
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that while an employer is entitled to a lien on an employee’s recovery from a third party for work-related injuries under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, § 15, the lien does not attach to damages paid... Read More
Here’s the fourth batch of advanced postings for February 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
Here are the fifth batch of advanced postings for the May 2015 issue and the first batch of advanced postings for the June 2015 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and... Read More