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Groover v. Scottsdale Ins. Co.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation
In a wrongful death action based on a construction accident, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where plaintiff's remedy was limited to...

Green-Brown v. Sealand Servs. Inc.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Plaintiff's petition for review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board of the US Department of Labor, affirming an ALJ's decision that awarded...

Esquivel v. Worker's Comp. Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A ruling reversing a workers' compensation judge's findings and awards in favor of claimant is affirmed where the Worker's Compensation Appeals Board...

Pedroza v. Benefits Rev. Bd.

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a petition for review of the Benefits Review Board's determination that petitioner was not entitled to disability benefits under the Longshore and...

Person-Gaines v. Pepco Holdings, Inc.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Decision of the Industrial Board denying claimant's petition for additional work-related injury compensation is affirmed as, the record shows the...

Beverly Hilton Hotel v. Wkrs.' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a petition for review of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's order requiring petitioner to pay vocational rehabilitation benefits to...

Baur v. Wkrs.' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a petition for review of a worker's compensation judge's order granting petitioner's employer a credit against future worker's compensation...

Pueschel v. Peters

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action alleging interference with plaintiff's application for workers' compensation benefits, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where:...

Simpson v. Empire Truck Lines, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation, Workers' Compensation
In an action arising out of a truck accident under the Texas Workers Compensation Act (TWCA), judgment for Defendant is affirmed where the driver of...

Zaragoza v. Ibarra

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Workers' Compensation
In an civil action brought by a worker against a homeowner, trial court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's...