Georgia: Workplace Shooting Did not Arise Out of Employment

Wrongful Death Action Against Employer May Proceed In a case with a rather bizarre fact pattern involving an all-too-common workplace tragedy—a fatal shooting—the Georgia Court of Appeals has reversed a…

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Oct 8, 2024

Georgia: Workplace Shooting Did not Arise Out of Employment

Georgia: Workplace Shooting Did not Arise Out of Employment Georgia: Workplace Shooting Did not Arise Out of Employment

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Feb 17, 2022

Civil Action Related to COVID-19 Death of Texas Employee Barred by Exclusivity

A federal district court, sitting in Texas and construing Texas law, granted a defendant-employer’s motion for summary judgment in a civil action filed against it by the family of a...

Civil Action Related to COVID-19 Death of Texas Employee Barred by Exclusivity Civil Action Related to COVID-19 Death of Texas Employee Barred by Exclusivity

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Dec 17, 2013

Oklahoma High Court Rejects Initial Challenge to Opt Out Law

Yesterday (December 16), the Supreme Court of Oklahoma rejected an initial constitutional challenge to the controversial overhaul of the state’s workers’ compensation system via Senate Bill 1062, which allows, among...

Oklahoma High Court Rejects Initial Challenge to Opt Out Law Oklahoma High Court Rejects Initial Challenge to Opt Out Law

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Jan 26, 2017

NCCI May Not Impose Bankrupt Staffing Company’s Experience Rating on Purchaser in Court-Approved Sale of Assets

A debtor’s workers’ compensation experience rating is the sort of “interest” of which the debtor’s assets can be sold free and clear, under § 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code,...

NCCI May Not Impose Bankrupt Staffing Company’s Experience Rating on Purchaser in Court-Approved Sale of Assets NCCI May Not Impose Bankrupt Staffing Company’s Experience Rating on Purchaser in Court-Approved Sale of Assets

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