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Marshall Dennehey

Commonwealth Court Affirms Denial of COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Claim by Police Officer: E-Time Payments Not Evidence of...

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Terry Stewart v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB); No. 490 C.D. 2024; filed April 15, 2025; Judge Fizzano Cannon - The claimant contends that he contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty. Following his diagnosis, he was...more

Marshall Dennehey

Commonwealth Court Affirms Denial of Reinstatement and Penalty Petitions in COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Case

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William Bolds v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB); No. 488 C.D. 2024; filed February 25, 2025; Senior Judge Leavitt - A former police officer’s attempt to reinstate workers’ compensation benefits following a COVID-19 diagnosis was...more

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New York Workers’ Compensation Appellate Roundup – June 2024

On June 13, the 3rd Dept. released one workers’ compensation decision. In So v. Erin’s Pharmacy, CV-23-1738 (3rd Dept. 2024), the Court held that the Board’s rejection of an outdated RB-89 appeal form was a reversible error....more

Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP

Kuciemba Update: Supreme Court Answers Long-Awaited Questions on Family Member COVID-19 Claims

In a unanimous opinion, the California Supreme Court answered two questions posed to it by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, finding that an employer is not liable for a COVID-19 injury sustained by an employee’s household...more

Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP

What Happens at Work Stays at Work? Bringing Covid-19 Home to Your Spouse (Update)

There is no question COVID-19 altered our existence as humans. Worldwide, the pandemic has touched all aspects of daily life. It is not surprising, then, that we are still seeing the ripple effects in the California Workers’...more

Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP

What Happens at Work Stays at Work? Bringing Covid-19 Home to Your Spouse

There is no question COVID-19 altered our existence as humans. Worldwide, the pandemic has touched all aspects of daily life. It is not surprising, then, that we are still seeing the ripple effects in the California Workers’...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

An Accident While Working From Home Can Still Cause an Occupational Injury

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Since the beginning of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, remote work has become the norm for many companies. However, even when work is performed at the worker's home, the worker can still file a claim with Quebec’s workers’...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Appellate Decision Permits COVID-19 "Take-Home" Suit to Proceed

A California appeals court permitted a Los Angeles County wrongful death lawsuit for COVID-19 “take-home” liability to proceed. The plaintiff claims that plaintiff’s employer’s negligence resulted in plaintiff’s transmitting...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 8

This eighth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, follows what we hope was a restful and meaningful Memorial Day weekend. For the third week in a row, shutdown challenges, workers'...more

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