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What's Hot in Workers' Comp
Court finds that claimant’s counsel was due a fee by the employer/carrier on an increase in the claimant’s average weekly wage.
July 1, 2022
by Linda Wagner Farrell
Case Law Alerts
No implied payment contract for duration of policy established where insured is entitled to change broker of record.
July 1, 2022
by Dana A. Gittleman
Case Law Alerts
Trial Court Denies Product Manufacturer's Motion in Limine, Adding to Conflicting Case Law on Issue of Admissibility of Compliance with Industry Standards
July 1, 2022
by Michael A. Salvati
Case Law Alerts
Deliberate indifference claim under 42 USC § 1983 for denial of medical care requires evidence that defendant had some subjective knowledge that inaction would pose serious risk to inmate and jail officer still ignored it.
July 1, 2022
Case Law Alerts
Summary judgment granted on legal malpractice action where plaintiff failed to timely produce an expert report.
July 1, 2022
by Josh J.T. Byrne and Alesia S. Sulock
Case Law Alerts
Gist of the action doctrine bars legal malpractice claim sounding in breach of contract when no breach of specific contractual promise is alleged.
July 1, 2022
by Josh J.T. Byrne and Alesia S. Sulock
Case Law Alerts
Punitive damages awarded against attorney in legal malpractice action where attorney found to be derelict in providing representation to client.
July 1, 2022
by Josh J.T. Byrne and Alesia S. Sulock
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp – Special PA Alert
June 10, 2022
by Anthony Natale III
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
What's Hot in Workers' Comp - Special DE Alert
June 9, 2022
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What's Hot in Workers' Comp - News and Results*
June 1, 2022
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The Appellate Division Affirms Summary Judgment for the Defendants, Partly Due to Special Employer Relationship.
June 1, 2022
by Kiara K. Hartwell
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
Claimant’s Receipt of Full Salary Benefits Under Act 534 Constitutes Receipt of Total Disability Compensation Under § 306 (a) of the Act For Purposes of Triggering an Act 111 IRE.
June 1, 2022
by Francis X. Wickersham
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
Claimant’s Failure to Complete and Return a Required Wage and Benefit Reporting Form (LIBC-760) Is Not Proper Grounds to Withhold Payment of Benefits Ordered by a Workers’ Compensation Judge.
June 1, 2022
by Francis X. Wickersham
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
The Board Dismisses Petition that Sought Benefits for a Workplace COVID-19 Exposure for Lack of Jurisdiction, But Concluded that COVID-19 “Can Certainly Be a Compensable Occupational Disease in a Proper Situation.”
June 1, 2022
by Benjamin K. Durstein
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
First District Court of Appeal Attempts to Clarify Traveling Status and Exclusive Personal Use of Vehicle With Regard to the Going and Coming Rule.
June 1, 2022
by Linda Wagner Farrell
Legal Malpractice: Taking a Mistake and Making It a Fiasco
May 17, 2022
by Josh J.T. Byrne
Legal Updates for Lawyers' Professional Liability
Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Dismissed
May 16, 2022
by Nicholas P. Chrysanthem
Legal Updates for Lawyers' Professional Liability
Breach of Contract Cause of Action Dismissed as Duplicative of Legal Malpractice Claim.
May 16, 2022
by Nicholas P. Chrysanthem
Legal Updates for Lawyers' Professional Liability
Malpractice Case Against Guardian Ad Litem Dismissed Based on Immunity
May 16, 2022
by Nicholas P. Chrysanthem
Legal Updates for Lawyers' Professional Liability
Legal Updates For Lawyers’ Professional Liability - RESULTS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP*
May 16, 2022
Legal Updates for Lawyers' Professional Liability
An Expert Requirement for Dragonetti Act Cases?
May 16, 2022
by Josh J.T. Byrne
FINRA, the SEC and Congress Aim to Safeguard Senior Investors
May 12, 2022
by Samuel E. Cohen and Ryan P. Friel
Daily Business Review
Best Mentors: Alan 'A.C.' Nash Learns the Motivations of His Mentees Before Guiding Them
May 9, 2022
by Alan C. Nash
The Attorney-Client Relationship: Keeping the Lines of Communication Open
May 9, 2022
by Alesia S. Sulock
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
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May 1, 2022
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
The Appellate Division remands a workers’ compensation order dismissing a petitioner’s case for exceeding the statute of limitations.
May 1, 2022
by Kiara K. Hartwell
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
Injuries sustained by claimant in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on the drive home from work were compensable through the employment contract exception to the “going and coming rule.”
May 1, 2022
by Francis X. Wickersham
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
DE Supreme Court affirms Board’s decision that the claimant failed to meet his burden to prove he sustained a permanent impairment to the cervical spine that was causally related to an accepted work accident.
May 1, 2022
by Benjamin K. Durstein
What's Hot in Workers' Comp
Where do we stand with regard to compensability of trip and fall cases since the 2019 Valcourt-Williams decision? Two recent First District Court of Appeal decisions attempt to clear up any confusion.
May 1, 2022
by Linda Wagner Farrell
Superior Court Reviews Discoverability of Mental Health Records
April 7, 2022
by Brad E. Haas
