A Louisiana appellate court held a plaintiff could not maintain a tort action against a defendant where the plaintiff and the defendant had settled a workers’ compensation action that involved...
Louisiana Plaintiff’s Civil Action Against Company Barred by Workers’ Comp Settlement Louisiana Plaintiff’s Civil Action Against Company Barred by Workers’ Comp SettlementA Florida appellate court affirmed the denial of death benefits to a mother whose 16-year-old son was killed in a tragic drowning accident on the first day of his part-time...
No Recovery for FL Mother Whose 16-Year-Old Son Died on First Day of Work No Recovery for FL Mother Whose 16-Year-Old Son Died on First Day of WorkObserving that in Kansas, like a number of other states, an employer may be liable in tort as a “third-party tortfeasor” if the employer has obligations to the employee independent...
Kansas Court Says Dual Capacity Doctrine Not Applicable Where Employer Manufactured Machine Causing Employee’s Injury Kansas Court Says Dual Capacity Doctrine Not Applicable Where Employer Manufactured Machine Causing Employee’s Injury