The Trained A-Eye A New Jersey attorney "glibly" relied on AI and cited four non-existent cases. When confronted about the hallucinations, his response "stunned" the court. Case AmTrust North America v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., […]

Glossary Check Under Kansas law, the disablement or death of an employee resulting from an occupational disease "shall be treated as the happening of an injury by accident," thus entitled the employee or her dependents […]

What Do You Think? In Tennessee, a heart attack at work may be compensable if it is precipitated by an unusual event. But how unusual does it have to be? Are we talking about a […]

What Do You Think (times two)? When an employee is sent to work across state lines and is injured there, the determination of which state’s law applies can dramatically impact the employer’s liability. Employers need to […]

Case File Because a bankruptcy court granted a worker's trustee's motion to reopen his bankruptcy case specifically to administer his negligence action against his employer as an asset, and the worker's disclosure of the negligence […]

What Do You Think? The exclusive remedy rule protects employers who carry workers’ compensation coverage from most personal injury lawsuits. A New York case involving a porter who injured his hand reaching into an elevator […]

By Rayford Taylor  Florida’s Appellate Court Reinterprets the Statute Of Limitations in Workers’ Compensation Cases to Require Carriers to Maintain “Two Clocks” On Every Claim To Successfully Assert Such A Defense.  Estes v. Palm Beach County School Dist., 1D2025-0079, (1st DCA March […]

What Do You Think? A case involving a customer service agent for the New York City subway system highlights how the standard for compensability of psychological injuries has changed, and hints at the types of […]