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Finger Amputations at Work: Understanding Your Rights and the Path to Recovery

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Losing a finger on the job is more than a painful injury—it’s a life-altering event that can disrupt your livelihood, limit your independence, and leave you facing a long and uncertain recovery. Whether caused by faulty...more

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Worker's Comp Versus Personal Injury in California

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According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, a reported 419,000 private-sector employees in California sustained workplace injuries and illnesses in 2022. Workplace incidents in the state claimed 508 employees'...more

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Workplace Liability When a Third Party is Negligent

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When an individual suffers a work-related injury in the State of New Jersey, their employer (if the employer is self-insured), or the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier is legally obligated to provide three...more

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What is the Statute of Limitations in California Personal Injury Law?

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What is a Personal Injury Case? As we explain below, California law imposes a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury cases. Initially, it helps that you understand the nature of a personal injury case....more

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Appellate Division Confirms That the Trial Judge Correctly Applied the Intentional-Wrong Exception to the Insurer’s Policy.

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Dionicio Rodriguez v. Shelbourne Spring, LLC, et al. and Sir Electric, LLC v. Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co., No. A-2079-22 (Dec. 22, 2023) - The Appellate Division affirmed the Law Division order granting Hartford...more

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Limits Tort Claims Related to Conduct Following Worker’s Compensation Injury

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On May 20, 2021, the Wisconsin Supreme Court limited the tort claims an employee may bring based on alleged conduct that occurred between injuries covered under the state’s workers’ compensation law. The opinion in Graef v....more

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A Forklift Operator Walks into a Bar

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On August 7, 2020, the New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the trial court’s dismissal of a negligence action filed by a leased warehouse worker against his employer for injuries sustained while on duty. In Hocutt v. Minda...more

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Intersection Between COVID-19 and Worker's Compensation Immunity: Are Employers at Risk of Civil Litigation?

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Florida employers may be at risk of civil litigation if employees successfully circumvent the workers’ compensation scheme for COVID-19 related injury or death during the course and scope of their employment.  In fact,...more

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Employers Beware: Indiana Supreme Court Expands the Scope of the “Duty of Care” Owed to a Subcontractor’s Employees

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In light of a recent decision from the Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana employers—and construction companies in particular—should review their contracts and subcontracts to determine if they have unwittingly assumed a duty of...more

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Louisiana Court Holds Employer Responsible for Failing to Protect Employee From Off-Duty Threat of Violence by Coworker

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A Louisiana appellate court has ruled an employee may sue her employer for negligence for injuries sustained on the job when the injuries resulted from a dispute that began outside of work. The case is particularly...more

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