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2011-04-29 Officer Down? Is a patrolman entitled to a 100 percent industrial loss even though he's making $10,000 a year more in his new job? MORE 2011-04-14 Hitching a Fortune to a Trailer Is a truck trailer a motor vehicle or a mere worksite storage dump? An exception to the exclusivity provision hinges on it. MORE 2011-04-07 Did Work Make Him Fall Farther? Is the maintenance man's fatal fall compensable, if no "smoking" puddle was found and a possible pre-existing condition was? MORE 2011-03-17 A Flap Over Death Benefits A man dies while changing the mud flap on his truck in 100-degree heat. Is the truck driver's fatal heart attack compensable? You be the judge. MORE 2011-03-10 The Suit of the Water Squirter Slip Can a worker sue for getting injured by a squirt gun, or is it blocked by the exclusive remedy rule? You be the judge. MORE 2011-03-03 Full-Time Driver or Contractor? A car dealership pays retirees to deliver cars to its lot. When one gets into an accident along the way, the issue of independent contracting comes up in court. MORE 2011-02-24 Pop Goes the Knee An unfortunate knee injury happened while an employee was clocked in, but was it really a work-related injury? MORE 2011-02-10 Waiting (on Comp) A waiter gets playfully attacked by co-workers in the kitchen and somehow blows out his shoulder. Was horseplay inherent to his employment? MORE 2011-01-27 Not Capable of Injury Notice A worker gets sexually assaulted on the job. Does his post-traumatic stress disorder justify his failure to timely report it to his employer? MORE 2011-01-06 Dependent on Death Benefits? Is a worker's son entitled to dependent death benefits if the widow failed to originally list the son as a dependent? You be the judge. MORE 2010-12-08 Falling for a False Claim? Did an office worker's injury happen at work? Or from one of her frequent nighttime seizures? MORE 2010-11-18 Workers' Comp Severs a Friendship Is a construction worker who sliced his fingers while working for an acquaintance an employee or an independent contractor? MORE
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