Employer Liability Issues, Workplace Injury, Summary Judgment

Employers’ Immunity From Suit and the Exclusivity of the Workers’ Compensation Statute Once Again Upheld by the Courts

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &... on 5/12/2025

In the Superior Court Decision of Faisal Jameel v. Dember HMS Hospitals and Bayshore Community Hospital (decided April 28, 2025), the Superior Court was faced with the issue of whether an employee who died as a result of...more

Did the Cat Move the Ladder?

Marshall Dennehey on 3/31/2025

Key Points: New York appellate decision gives defense counsel firm ground on which to defend a standard § 240(1) case. In Simpertegui v. Carlyle House Inc., 209 N.Y.S.3d (1st Dept. May 9, 2024), a “ladder-fall” case, the...more

Appellate Division Affirms Summary Judgment Against Employer Due to the Exclusive Remedy Provision of the Act and Affirms Summary...

Marshall Dennehey on 12/21/2023

Cannon v. Bravo Pack, Inc. and Kraft Machines Inc. v. Employers Preferred Ins., No. A-1702-21 (Oct. 31, 2023) and Cannon v. Bravo Pack, Inc. and Bravo Pack, Inc. v. Employers Preferred Ins., No. A-1731-21 (Oct. 31, 2023) - In...more

Hirer Of Independent Contractor Is Not Liable For Injury To Contractor’s Employee

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 11/28/2022

Miller v. Roseville Lodge No. 1293, 83 Cal. App. 5th 825 (2022) - Roseville Lodge No. 1293, Loyal Order of Moose, Inc., hired Charlie Gelatini to move an ATM on its premises. Ricky Lee Miller, Jr., who worked for Gelatini...more

Has the Fifth Circuit Opened the Door for Potential Liability of Staffing Companies?

BakerHostetler on 8/27/2015

In Burton v. Freescale Semiconductor Inc. and Manpower of Texas, LP, No. 14-50944, — F.3d —-, 2015 WL 4742174 (5th Cir. Aug. 10, 2015), the Fifth Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for two...more

Employer Liability Issues › Workplace Injury › Summary Judgment

Employers’ Immunity From Suit and the Exclusivity of the Workers’ Compensation Statute Once Again Upheld by the Courts

Did the Cat Move the Ladder?

Appellate Division Affirms Summary Judgment Against Employer Due to the Exclusive Remedy Provision of the Act and Affirms Summary...

Hirer Of Independent Contractor Is Not Liable For Injury To Contractor’s Employee

Has the Fifth Circuit Opened the Door for Potential Liability of Staffing Companies?

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