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Could Injured Construction Worker Hammer Gen Contractor with Negligence Lawsuit?
Could Injured Construction Worker Hammer Gen Contractor with Negligence Lawsuit?

What Do You Think? In New York, when there a subcontractor has workers’ compensation coverage, the injured employee may still be able to sue the general contractor for negligence. But this is generally not the […]

  • Apr 06, 2025
  • Chris Parker
Did Comment about Coworker’s Mother Make Ensuing Fight Purely Personal?
Did Comment about Coworker’s Mother Make Ensuing Fight Purely Personal?

What Do You Think? An employer can sometimes avoid a negligence lawsuit by demonstrating that the workers’ compensation act applies to the injury, making those benefits the employee’s sole available remedy.  One case, in addition […]

  • Mar 13, 2025
  • Chris Parker
Could Murdered Funeral Home Manager’s Spouse Sue Company for Safety Lapses?
Could Murdered Funeral Home Manager’s Spouse Sue Company for Safety Lapses?

What Do You Think? The exclusive remedy rule bars most injured workers from suing their employer, or their deceased spouse’s employer, in tort. A case involving a general manager for a funeral home company addressed […]

  • Feb 14, 2025
  • Chris Parker
Opting Out of Coverage Provides No Relief from Miss. Exclusive Remedy Restrictions
Opting Out of Coverage Provides No Relief from Miss. Exclusive Remedy Restrictions

Case File A contractor did what it was supposed to under workers' compensation law in Mississippi to make sure its subcontractor provided workers' compensation benefits, so when the subcontractor's owner opted out of coverage, he […]

  • Dec 31, 2024
  • Frank Ferreri
N.J. Top Court Applies Exclusive Remedy Rule, Policy Language to Find No Duty to Defend
N.J. Top Court Applies Exclusive Remedy Rule, Policy Language to Find No Duty to Defend

Case File The Garden State's exclusive remedy rule along with policy language prevented a contractor from enforcing a duty to defend against its insurer. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the […]

  • Dec 30, 2024
  • Frank Ferreri
Injured D.C. Worker Gets 2nd Chance to Test Exclusive Remedy Limits
Injured D.C. Worker Gets 2nd Chance to Test Exclusive Remedy Limits

Case File While a worker injured on the job didn't present evidence regarding whether Washington, D.C.'s exclusive remedy rules should apply, an appeals court found that the lower court was too hasty in deciding that […]

  • Dec 17, 2024
  • Frank Ferreri
‘Statutory Employer’ Questions Move Millwright’s Widow’s Claims Forward
‘Statutory Employer’ Questions Move Millwright’s Widow’s Claims Forward

Case File When a worker died on the job, the employer where he was conducting his work at the time claimed that, as his statutory employer, it was immune from a lawsuit thanks to the […]

  • Nov 27, 2024
  • Frank Ferreri
Colo. Exclusivity Rules don’t Bar Injured Worker from Seeking UM/UIM Benefits
Colo. Exclusivity Rules don’t Bar Injured Worker from Seeking UM/UIM Benefits

Case File Colorado's top court decided that an employee injured in the course of his employment by the acts of an uninsured or underinsured third-party tortfeasor, and who receives workers' compensation benefits as a result, […]

  • Oct 08, 2024
  • Frank Ferreri
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