Defendants in Negligence Lawsuit Argue That Second Affidavit Includes “New Opinions”
A longshoreman who suffered a serious injury on the job brought legal action against the ship’s owner, operator and charterer. He tried to hold them…
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Was Factory Worker Fired Because Bosses Were Anticipating Workers’ Comp Claim?
A work-related injury kept a manufacturing plant employee at home nearly every day for six weeks. But he didn’t follow company policy by calling in…
Worker Injured in Forklift Accident Fired, Sues for Retaliation
A material handler at Exide Technologies was fired for “flagrant disregard of safety rules and practices.” At the time, the employee was on medical leave…
Did FedEx Fire Employee for Workers’ Compensation Claim?
A woman working at FedEx was injured while on the job and was fired when she returned from medical leave. FedEx claimed that her termination…
Former Verizon Employee In and Out of Court
An employee at Verizon crashed one of the company’s trucks into a highway abutment. His eventual termination sparked a few lawsuits and corresponding appeals –…
Dog trips woman at home, woman wins workers’ compensation
Employers can now be sued for workers' compensation benefits even if the employees were working from home! An Appeals court in Oregon found that a…