Dec 20, 2022

NC Supreme Court: Untimely Death Claim Can Piggy-Back Upon Timely-Filed Injury Claim

NC Supreme Court: Untimely Death Claim Can Piggy-Back Upon Timely-Filed Injury Claim NC Supreme Court: Untimely Death Claim Can Piggy-Back Upon Timely-Filed Injury Claim

Dec 17, 2020

Florida First Responder’s PTSD Claim is Untimely Filed

A Florida appellate court held the 52-week filing requirement found in § 112.1815(5)(d), Fla. Stat., operated as a statute of repose, and not as a statute of limitations. Under the...

Florida First Responder’s PTSD Claim is Untimely Filed Florida First Responder’s PTSD Claim is Untimely Filed

Mar 25, 2019

Arizona Officer’s PTSD Not Barred By Three-Year Delay in Filing Claim

Arizona’s one-year filing requirement [see Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 23-1061(A)] is an affirmative defense and the employer or carrier bears the burden of production of evidence to support that defense,...

Arizona Officer’s PTSD Not Barred By Three-Year Delay in Filing Claim Arizona Officer’s PTSD Not Barred By Three-Year Delay in Filing Claim

Feb 14, 2019

Kansas Court of Appeals Jettisons 82-Year-Old Supreme Court Precedent

Employer’s Payment of Medical Charges Revives Expired Statute of Limitations Reversing the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board, which had relied upon what it thought was established precedent (i.e., a 1936 decision...

Kansas Court of Appeals Jettisons 82-Year-Old Supreme Court Precedent Kansas Court of Appeals Jettisons 82-Year-Old Supreme Court Precedent