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Apr 11, 2023

Iowa High Court Required to Resort to 100-Year-Old Precedent in Spousal “Abandonment” Case

Indicating that it had to look backwards more than 100 years to find applicable judicial precedent, the Supreme Court of Iowa affirmed a decision by a state district court that...

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Apr 11, 2023

Iowa High Court Required to Resort to 100-Year-Old Precedent in Spousal “Abandonment” Case

Iowa High Court Required to Resort to 100-Year-Old Precedent in Spousal “Abandonment” Case Iowa High Court Required to Resort to 100-Year-Old Precedent in Spousal “Abandonment” Case

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Jan 4, 2013

D.C. Circuit Court: Personal Representative’s Civil Action Against Employer for Negligent Provision of Firearm to Suicide Victim/Employee May Not Proceed

In a case with a number of interesting twists, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently affirmed a decision by a U.S. District Court that, in relevant part,...

D.C. Circuit Court: Personal Representative’s Civil Action Against Employer for Negligent Provision of Firearm to Suicide Victim/Employee May Not Proceed D.C. Circuit Court: Personal Representative’s Civil Action Against Employer for Negligent Provision of Firearm to Suicide Victim/Employee May Not Proceed

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Oct 29, 2015

Divided PA Supreme Court Says Mother/Caregiver’s Injuries at Hands of Knife-Wielding Son Were Not Compensable

In a truly bizarre case, a divided Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the state’s Commonwealth Court erred in finding that a claimant met her burden of proving that she...

Divided PA Supreme Court Says Mother/Caregiver’s Injuries at Hands of Knife-Wielding Son Were Not Compensable Divided PA Supreme Court Says Mother/Caregiver’s Injuries at Hands of Knife-Wielding Son Were Not Compensable

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May 20, 2014

Nebraska Extends Heightened “Heart Attack” Causation Standard to Blood Clot and Embolism

Due to the difficulties in attributing the cause of a heart attack to the claimant’s work, a number of states, including Nebraska, require the employee or the employee’s dependents to...

Nebraska Extends Heightened “Heart Attack” Causation Standard to Blood Clot and Embolism Nebraska Extends Heightened “Heart Attack” Causation Standard to Blood Clot and Embolism

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