Choosing Between Competing Medical Expert Opinions is Within the ALJ’s Purview
Susan Fritts2023-11-29T13:42:38+00:00Lisa Dolliver v. Pratt & Whitney- The Appellate Division affirms the ALJ’s decision that the employee failed in her burden [...]
Does existing Employment Relationship Implicitly Constitute a Continued Offer of Employment?
Susan Fritts2023-11-06T20:16:47+00:00Eigenmann v. Northern Lights EMMC- The Appellate Division rejected the employer’s appeal that the ALJ erred by concluding its termination [...]
Specific Loss Benefit from Date of MMI not Date of Injury
Susan Fritts2023-11-06T20:05:35+00:00Steven Michaud v. Caribou Ford Mercury, Inc.- Appellate Division affirms the ALJ holding that interest on a specific loss benefit [...]
Appellate Divisions affirms Social Security Offset
Susan Fritts2023-11-06T19:33:07+00:00John Martell v. City of Portland- The Appellate Division affirms the ALJ decision that the City was entitled to coordinate [...]
Employee’s report of injury in good faith may not recognize every detail or significance of the injury events
Susan Fritts2023-10-20T19:42:05+00:00Roberta Donahue v. ND Paper Inc. – Donahue sustained 6 separate injuries while working at the Rumford Maine papermill. The [...]
Procedural Issues On Law Court Remand of Retired ALJ Decision
Susan Fritts2023-08-02T17:43:34+00:00Robert Charest v. Hydraulic Hose & Assemblies, LLC - Charest sustained a compensable low back injury on April 27, 2001. [...]
Apportioned Insurer Not Entitled to Entire Social Security Offset
Susan Fritts2023-05-10T19:04:19+00:00Dennis Crosen v. Rockingham Electric, Inc. - Where incapacity was apportioned by decree, and first insurer's compensation benefit payments ceased, [...]
Medicare Payments Not Medical Payments Under WC Act
Susan Fritts2023-03-21T12:21:08+00:00Anita Farrell v. MaineGeneral Health - Where MaineGeneral’s most recent benefit payment on a 1997 injury was made in 2009, [...]
Giglio Implications for Law Enforcement Officers
Susan Fritts2023-02-28T15:41:32+00:00In connection with our work representing law enforcement unions and their member officers, we are spending an ever-increasing percentage of [...]
Police Body Cameras
Susan Fritts2023-02-23T16:07:14+00:00Recent national and local news stories have brought to the forefront of public attention the issue of police body cameras. [...]