Third-party Recovery for Police Officers
Susan Fritts2023-02-21T12:57:04+00:00Police officers are frequently injured in the line of duty, typically either in motor vehicle accidents or in physical altercations. [...]
Law Enforcement Personnel Records – Recent Developments
Susan Fritts2023-02-14T16:45:18+00:00There are several recent noteworthy developments regarding the question of public access to law enforcement disciplinary records. The state statutory [...]
Waiver of Issues Raised First Time in Closing Argument
Susan Fritts2023-01-26T20:18:53+00:00Sandra Dominguez v. Pyramid Fore St. Management LLC- Where the employee failed to identify the issue of a 14-day (Rule [...]
Employee Failed Burden of Proof
Susan Fritts2023-01-13T13:37:53+00:00Gaeten Bourgoin v. Twin Rivers Paper Co. - Where the employee failed in his burden of proving that his hemp [...]
Unusual Interpretation of the Principle of Res Judicata
Susan Fritts2023-01-13T13:36:10+00:00Richard Pratt v. S.D. Warren- The Workers' Compensation Board Appellate Division recently issued a decision that offers an unusual interpretation [...]
Determining Employee’s Earning Capacity
Susan Fritts2022-12-15T20:11:14+00:00Kevin Eaton v. City of Bangor - Where the employee had limited work capacity but surveillance showed some ability to [...]
Apportionment
Susan Fritts2022-12-14T19:16:48+00:00James Salvatore v. O’Reilly Auto Enterprises- Where one of two sec. 207 medical examiner’s opined that Salvatore’s 2016 left shoulder [...]
Employer not told injury was caused or aggravated by Work
Susan Fritts2022-12-13T14:15:25+00:00Leroy Cass v. New Balance Shoe- Where Cass had a known pre-existing left shoulder condition and the employer’s medical dept. [...]
Case Remanded for Medical Experts’ Qualifications
Susan Fritts2022-12-02T20:36:02+00:00Joseph Masselli v. Yellow Transportation, Inc.- Because the ALJ failed to make sufficient findings and conclusion regarding the 312 IME’s [...]
Appeal Dismissed because of Untimely Filing
Susan Fritts2022-11-29T16:36:44+00:00Kathleen Tabb v. Corning, Inc.- Order Dismissing Appeal- The Appellate Division dismissed the employer’s appeal because it was not filed [...]