Maryland’s Workers’ Compensation Bars Non-Dependent Child’s Wrongful Death Claim December 12, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A non-dependent adult child whose father died on the job does not have a right to bring a wrongful death...
Judge Rules Virginia Teacher Shot by Student Can Proceed with $40 Million Lawsuit November 6, 2023 By Ben Finley A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million lawsuit against...
A Teacher Was Shot by Her 6-Year-Old Student. Is Workers’ Compensation Enough? October 26, 2023 By Ben Finley NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old...
Asbestos Wrongful Death Claim Allowed Against Employer as Workers’ Comp Exception October 24, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A Connecticut appeals court has revived a wrongful death claim that tests a narrow exception to the state law that...
Ore. Supreme Ct. Refuses to Expand Exception to Exclusive Remedy July 11, 2023 By Jim Sams A law passed by the state legislature in 2001 to address a court decision that created an exception to workers’...
California Supreme Court, Warning of Litigation ‘Deluge,’ Rejects Take-Home COVID Claims July 7, 2023 By Jim Sams An employer owed no duty of care to the wife of an employee who was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 that...
School Board: Workers’ Comp Bars Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year Old April 27, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The Newport News public school board says the $40 million lawsuit filed against it by the teacher who was shot...
Pa. Supreme: Exclusive Remedy Bars Lawsuit over Dog Bite April 20, 2023 By Jim Sams A customer’s dog bit Lindsay Franczyk while she worked at The Home Depot. Her supervisors wouldn’t let her talk to...
Rite Aid Not Liable in Warehouse Shooting that Killed 3 Workers March 9, 2023 By Jim Sams Rite Aid is not liable for a mass shooting that killed three workers at a warehouse in Maryland; not because...
SC Supreme: Exclusive Remedy Bars UI Benefits for Crash in Co-Worker’s Car January 13, 2023 By Jim Sams If Stephany Connelly had not been working, she may have been entitled to collect up to $350,000 in uninsured motorist...