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Matthews v. Nat'l Football League

Labor & Employment Law, Sports Law, Workers' Compensation
District court's judgment denying a former professional football player's motion to vacate an arbitration award, arising from a workers' compensation...

Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication Inc. v. Benge

Admiralty, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A petition brought by a maritime employer challenging the decision of the Department of Labor's Benefits Review Board absolving the Office of the...

Collins v. Union Pacific Railroad

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation, Workers' Compensation
In a suit by a railroad contractor who was injured while responding to a train derailment, the damage award to plaintiff pursuant to Federal...

Hutchins v. US Department of Labor

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits
In an action brought by a former letter carrier who was injured on the job and collected Workers' Compensation, alleging that the Department of...

Valdez v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an appeal of a decision by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) concluding that a medical report is inadmissible if it has been prepared...

Brannan v. Lathrop Construction Assocs., Inc.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a slip and fall case brought by a subcontractor against a general contractor, alleging plaintiff's injuries were caused by defendant's negligence...

Weiner v. City of New York

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Workers' Compensation
In an injured emergency medical technician's action against the City of New York and its Parks and Recreation Department, alleging both common law...

Crowther v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In consolidated negligence actions under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) against two railroad defendants brought by a former employee, the...

DMS Services, Inc. v. Superior Court (Zurich Services Corp.)

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit by a provider of commercial janitorial services against the third-party administrator for its workers' compensation insurance claims, a...

Harman Mining Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, DOL

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a case in which an administrative law judge (ALJ) found that a man suffered disabling obstructive lung disease arising out of his work as a coal...