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DEMETTE v. FALCON DRILLING COMPANY, INC.

Workers' Compensation
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act applies to an oil rig jacked-up over the outer continental shelf, and thus the Longshore and Harbor Workers'...

DELAWARE RIVER STEVEDORES, INC. v. DIR., OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP. PROGRAMS

Administrative Law, Workers' Compensation
Where an administrative law judge (ALJ) applied incorrect principles of law and failed to address head-on critical issue of whether a specific episode...

WRIGHT v. BEVERLY FABRICS, INC.

Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation
The workers' compensation exclusive remedy rule applies to an employee's injury that occurred at the workplace while employee was assisting other...

PEABODY COAL CO. v. GROVES

Workers' Compensation
Under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 USC 901-962, an administrative law judge's initial denial of benefits despite the opinions of the miner's...

DEMETTE v. FALCON DRILLING CO., INC.

Oil and Gas Law, Workers' Compensation
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act applies to an oil rig jacked-up over the outer continental shelf.

ARMCO, INC. v. MARTIN

Workers' Compensation
Under 20 CFR 725.493, a coal miner who worked a 125-day minimum for regular employment for an employer but under a period of one calendar year, did...

SANJUAN v. IBP, INC.

Workers' Compensation
Kansas law does not require a plaintiff seeking to recover on a workers compensation retaliatory discharge claim to demonstrate that he was able to...

CITY OF SACRAMENTO v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

Workers' Compensation
Labor Code section 4850, which provides for a leave of absence at full salary, instead of temporary disability payments for public safety employees,...

ALEXANDER v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP. PROGRAMS

Admiralty, Workers' Compensation
Under 33 USC 903(e) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, an employee's settlements with prior employers for long term exposure injury...

MACCHIROLE v. GIAMBOI

Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation
Where plaintiff and defendant are co-employees, acting within the scope of their employment at the time of plaintiff's injury, workers' compensation...