The Derivative Nature of Wrongful Death Claims Proves Decisive

The Mississippi Supreme Court, stressing the derivative nature of wrongful death actions, held that because a school resource officer for a county school district would have been barred—on exclusive remedy…

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Sep 17, 2025

The Derivative Nature of Wrongful Death Claims Proves Decisive

The Derivative Nature of Wrongful Death Claims Proves Decisive The Derivative Nature of Wrongful Death Claims Proves Decisive

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Oct 28, 2025

MN Supreme Court: Teacher’s Injury During Student Basketball Practice Compensable

The Minnesota Supreme Court, adopting language from Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law, § 20.01 (“Larson”), affirmed that a middle school teacher’s knee injury sustained while playing basketball with students during an...

MN Supreme Court: Teacher’s Injury During Student Basketball Practice Compensable MN Supreme Court: Teacher’s Injury During Student Basketball Practice Compensable

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Dec 20, 2013

Illinois: Divided High Court Finds Injured Employee was Not a “Traveling Employee”

Construing the “traveling employee” rule, the Supreme Court of Illinois, in a divided decision, yesterday held that a worker who took a position with an employer located some 200 miles...

Illinois: Divided High Court Finds Injured Employee was Not a “Traveling Employee” Illinois: Divided High Court Finds Injured Employee was Not a “Traveling Employee”

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Nov 2, 2020

Massachusetts High Court Adopts New Jurisdictional Test for Extra-Territorial Injuries

In a case of first impression, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that the jurisdictional test for extra-territorial injuries employed by the review Board of the Department of Industrial...

Massachusetts High Court Adopts New Jurisdictional Test for Extra-Territorial Injuries Massachusetts High Court Adopts New Jurisdictional Test for Extra-Territorial Injuries

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