Employer Liability Issues, Workers' Compensation Claim, Liability

Court Dismisses Claims in Electrocution Death, Citing Shotgun Pleading and Immunity for Decedent’s Employer

Marshall Dennehey on 7/22/2025

Comer v. American Transmission Systems, Inc., Civil Action No. 23-1464, 2025 WL 1530750 (W.D. Pa. May 29, 2025) - Carlos Melendez was working on a “transmission tower painting crew” for one of several named defendants when he...more

Delaware Superior Court Reverses Industrial Accident Board Decision, Holding the Board Erred as a Matter of Law and Abused Its...

Marshall Dennehey on 1/30/2025

United Parcel Service v. Willis, 2024 WL 5039034 (Del. Super. Ct. Dec. 6, 2024) - On June 8, 2021, at approximately 4 a.m., Mr. Willis was involved in single-vehicle accident when his work truck struck a guardrail. The...more

Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Appellant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

Goldberg Segalla on 1/29/2025

Jurisdiction: Court of Appeals of Minnesota - Appellant Westrock Minnesota Corporation f/k/a Waldorf Corporation (Waldorf), challenged the district court’s ruling, denying summary judgment on respondent’s asbestos-related...more

Appellate Division Finds That Compulsion in an Activity Could Render It a Non-social or Recreational Activity

Marshall Dennehey on 8/27/2024

Terhune v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J., No. A-3206-22 (May 8, 2024) - The petitioner had worked for the respondent since 2007. On December 14, 2013, he reported for mandatory snow duty and as a result, he had to stay at the...more

[Webinar] Executive Director Legal Pitfalls – The Defense Attorney Perspective - January 26th, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PT

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 12/13/2022

As an assisted living Executive Director (ED), you are charged with minimizing risk and preventing legal liability. But in practical terms, do you understand the legal framework that affects your day-to-day decisions? Join...more

Liability Waivers and Questionnaires in the Time of COVID-19

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 6/17/2020

As businesses begin to re-open and re-engage their workforce, and in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is worth exploring requiring your employees (and in certain circumstances, customers) to execute a liability...more