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Johnson v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Workers' Compensation
Denial of a claim for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act is affirmed where: 1) the ALJ conducted an exhaustive...

Berg v. Albany Ladder Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Workers' Compensation
The protections of Labor Law section 240(1) do not apply to every worker who falls and is injured at a construction site. In a case involving a...

Preserver Ins. Co. v. Ryba

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Workers' Compensation
In a coverage dispute over a jobsite injury allegedly sustained by a construction worker presenting the question of whether an employer's liability...

Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. LCL Administrators, INC.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Insurance Law, Sanctions, Workers' Compensation
In a breach of contract action to recover workers' compensation insurance premiums, wherein defendant repeatedly provided vacuous, meaningless...

California Ins. Guarantee Ass'n v. WCAB

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
An order denying plaintiff's petition for reconsideration of an award of benefits to an injured worker is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff failed to show...

Caso v. Nimrod Prod., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Workers' Compensation
In a personal injury action brought by a professional stuntman for injuries sustained from a stunt performance, summary judgment based on a finding...

Facundo-Guerrero v. WCAB

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A decision finding that an employee was entitled to benefits covering only 24 of his 76 chiropractic treatments under Labor Code section 4604.5 is...

Arteaga v. Brink's, Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit brought by a former employee, who was discharged after being subjected to an internal investigation of missing cash, asserting claims under...

Nance v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action alleging violations of, inter alia, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Tennessee Handicap Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act...

McLaurin v. Noble Drilling (US) Inc.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a negligence action, summary judgment for defendant is reversed and remanded where: 1) a claim under section 905(b) of the Longshore and Harbor...