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Milpitas Unified Sch. Dist. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a School District employee's suit for workers' compensation claims, the decision of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board is affirmed as, the...

Alvarez v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Government Law, Workers' Compensation
In a claimant's objection to a panel qualified medical evaluator's ex parte communication with defense counsel, and a request for a new panel...

Casanova v. Am. Airlines, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Workers' Compensation
In a former baggage handler's suit against American Airlines, claiming he was terminated in retaliation for claiming workers' compensation benefits,...

Milan v. City of Holtville

Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In plaintiff's suit against her former employer, a municipal water treatment plant, under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), claiming that...

Gacek v. Am. Airlines, Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a former baggage handler's suit against an airline for retaliatory discharge in violation of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act, district...

US v. Lay

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence, White Collar Crime, Workers' Compensation
Conviction of defendant for investment adviser fraud and multiple mail and wire fraud, related to a hedge fund investment by the Ohio Bureau of...

Koszdin v. State Comp. Ins. Fund

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Government Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Workers' Compensation
In six class action suits brought by two attorneys against employers and workers' compensation insurance carriers, claiming that they failed to pay...

Singh v. Southland Stone, U.S.A. Inc.

Workers' Compensation, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against his former employers raising numerous causes of action, claiming that he was induced to come to the United States by the...

Bifulco v. Patient Bus. & Fin. Serv., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In plaintiff's wrongful termination suit against her former employer, Fifth District's reversal of trial court's grant of defendant's motion for...

Hawaii Stevedores, Inc. v. Ogawa

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a petition for review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board (BRB) affirming an Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) grant of disability benefits...