Throwback Thursday: Boyd v. Young (1951)

When Cancer Meets Causation: Wrestling with Medical Mystery in 1951 In workers’ compensation law, few challenges prove more vexing than establishing causation when the medical community itself admits ignorance about…

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Jun 5, 2025

Throwback Thursday: Boyd v. Young (1951)

Throwback Thursday: Boyd v. Young (1951) Throwback Thursday: Boyd v. Young (1951)

Issue commentary

Aug 15, 2013

Pennsylvania: 5-Minute Deviation Defeated Workers’ Comp Claim

Some years ago, my mentor, Arthur Larson, when commenting upon the issue of deviations within the workplace, wrote that courts generally recognize “that human beings do not run on tracks...

Pennsylvania: 5-Minute Deviation Defeated Workers’ Comp Claim Pennsylvania: 5-Minute Deviation Defeated Workers’ Comp Claim

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Jul 30, 2023

Issue Commentary: Direct and Natural Consequence Rule

Issue Commentary: Direct and Natural Consequence Rule Issue Commentary: Direct and Natural Consequence Rule

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May 1, 2025

Throwback Thursday: Martin v. Industrial Accident Commission (1956)

Refusal of Life-Saving Treatment Within Workers’ Compensation Context In Martin v. Industrial Accident Commission, 147 Cal. App. 2d 137, 304 P.2d 828 (Cal. Ct. App. 1956), the California Court of...

Throwback Thursday: Martin v. Industrial Accident Commission (1956) Throwback Thursday: Martin v. Industrial Accident Commission (1956)

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