Tag: chain-of-causation

Oct 21, 2021

CT Court Affirms Death Benefits Award Following Suicide

The Appellate Court of Connecticut affirmed an award of death benefits to the spouse of an employee who committed suicide following a work-related knee injury, finding that substantial evidence supported...

CT Court Affirms Death Benefits Award Following Suicide CT Court Affirms Death Benefits Award Following Suicide
Oct 15, 2021

New Hampshire High Court Adopts “Chain-of-Causation Test” for Suicides

In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire, adopted the “chain-of-causation test” for suicides and affirmed a decision by the state’s Compensation Appeals Board (CAB) that...

New Hampshire High Court Adopts “Chain-of-Causation Test” for Suicides New Hampshire High Court Adopts “Chain-of-Causation Test” for Suicides
Aug 30, 2021

GA Worker’s Subsequent Fall at Home Was an Intervening Cause of Current Condition

A Georgia appellate court found that a state superior court erred when it reversed the State Board of Workers’ Compensation’s determination that an injured worker had recovered from a work-related...

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Jun 1, 2021

PA Court: Carefully Planned Suicide Still Compensable

Decision is Consistent with Majority Rule In a holding that is consistent with the dominant rule among American jurisdictions, a Pennsylvania appellate court recently affirmed a Board decision that awarded...

PA Court: Carefully Planned Suicide Still Compensable PA Court: Carefully Planned Suicide Still Compensable