Citing two earlier precedents, a federal district court sitting in Michigan has once again ruled, in pertinent part, that racketeering activity leading to a loss or diminution of benefits that a plaintiff expects to receive under a state workers compensation system...
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, affirmed in relevant part the dismissal of a class action lawsuit that alleged several government contractors, insurance companies, and third parties (“contractors”) had committed torts...
Referring to its en banc decision in Jackson v. Sedgwick Claims Management Servs ., 731 F.3d 556 (6th Cir. 2013), cert. denied , 2014 U.S. LEXIS 3239 (May 5, 2014), the 6 th Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a worker’s alleged injury consisting of receiving...
The United States Supreme Court has denied review of the Sixth Circuit’s en banc decision in Jackson v. Sedwick Claims Mngmt. Servs . [731 F.3d 556 (6 th Cir. 2013)]. Readers will recall that the Jackson case, which questions whether an injured employee may recover...
After continued implementation of the 2005 reforms to the Texas workers’ compensation system, and legislative review of the system in 2011, 2013 was a year in which system stakeholders and other interested parties were able to step back and evaluate the current...
Jury Still Out on Effectiveness of Workers’ Compensation Reforms By John Stahl, Esq. A November 21, 2013 seminar titled “The Legal Perspective of the Latest Workers’ Compensation Reforms” at the 22nd Annual National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference...
Reversing a decision entered last year by a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a divided en banc panel (11 to 5) of the Court has dismissed a suit alleging that a third-party claims administrator’s collusion with Coca-Cola Enterprises...
Larson's Spotlight on RICO, Ex Parte Communication, Penalties and Reemployment. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's Workers' Compensation Law , has compiled...
Larson's Spotlight on Mental Trauma, RICO and Exclusive Remedy, Safety Violations, Off-Duty Injury and Tort Action Against Employer . Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's...
Larson's Spotlight on Hearing Loss, Occupational Disease, Dismissal of Claim, Loss of Sight, and RICO. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's Workers' Compensation...