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Hit by Truck while Jogging, Walmart Worker’s Acceptance of Comp Thwarts Tort Action
Hit by Truck while Jogging, Walmart Worker’s Acceptance of Comp Thwarts Tort Action

Case File When a Walmart worker got hit by a truck while jogging off the clock in the parking lot, was it a work-related injury and did his acceptance of workers' compensation benefits matter? Simply […]
Utah’s Top Court: Employer’s Share of Legal Costs Includes Consideration of Past, Future Benefits
Utah’s Top Court: Employer’s Share of Legal Costs Includes Consideration of Past, Future Benefits

Case File In Utah, when an employer or insurance carrier seek reimbursement and offset on a worker's third-party tort action, does the proportionate share of legal expenses include past and future benefits? Simply Research subscribers […]
Worker’s Choosing Comp Blocks his Path to Gross Negligence Action under Okla. Law
Worker’s Choosing Comp Blocks his Path to Gross Negligence Action under Okla. Law

Case File A worker's journey to workers' compensation benefits blocked his path to a gross negligence claim. Simply Research subscribers have access to Oklahoma caselaw and compliance material. Case Cactus Drilling Co. LLC. v. Kirkland, […]
Dispensing Practitioners don’t Fall within Florida’s ‘Absolute Choice’ Provisions
Dispensing Practitioners don’t Fall within Florida’s ‘Absolute Choice’ Provisions

Case File Because dispensing practitioners were the same as pharmacists for purposes of Florida workers' compensation law, such practitioners did not come under the state's "absolute choice" provision that provides injured workers with the latitude […]
Iowa Top Court finds Co-employees may Face Tort Action, Regardless of Public Employment
Iowa Top Court finds Co-employees may Face Tort Action, Regardless of Public Employment

Case File A deceased worker's co-employees argued that they could not face a tort claim for the worker's workplace death because they worked for a public employer. The Iowa Supreme Court looked at the definition […]
Lack of Actual Knowledge Dooms Negligence Claim against Coworkers for Jobsite Death
Lack of Actual Knowledge Dooms Negligence Claim against Coworkers for Jobsite Death

Case File A worker's death was due to safety lapses on the jobsite, but because his coworkers didn't actually know of the peril. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. […]
Was Okla. Worker Entitled to New Physician after Two Changes?
Was Okla. Worker Entitled to New Physician after Two Changes?

Case File An Oklahoma statute directed that employees "shall" be granted "one change of treating physician," but did that mean subsequent changes were against the rules? Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text […]
Lack of Control over Traffic Cop Means Contractor doesn’t Fit ‘Joint Employer’ Role
Lack of Control over Traffic Cop Means Contractor doesn’t Fit ‘Joint Employer’ Role

Case File A construction contractor's lack of control over a law enforcement officer's work directing traffic around a project meant that it was not the officer's joint employer for workers' compensation purposes. Simply Research subscribers […]