WORK COMP: PPD rate improperly aggregated from concurrent employments when Claimant was only precluded from 1 employment at MMI… Sandler reversed. [Read more…]
Work comp, PPD, concurrent employments aggregation
WORK COMP: PPD rate improperly aggregated from concurrent employments when Claimant was only precluded from 1 employment at MMI… Sandler reversed. [Read more…]
Reconsider concurrent employments ruling denied
Reconsideration of concurrent employments ruling denied for lack of compelling reason to cite new argument earlier… Sandler. [Read more…]
Wages/PPD, concurrent employments
PPD improperly calculated for concurrent employments… Claimant entitled to additional PPD ($18,032 claimed) but not fees/penalty as MSF’s arguments were reasonable… Sandler. [Read more…]
Snowplow cab slam, later embolism death
Being slammed in snowplow cab when wing hit guardrail was primary cause of later pulmonary embolism and resulting death, widow entitled to death benefits… denial of liability was reasonable, no penalty or fees… Sandler. [Read more…]
Work comp, psychiatric IME, anxiety/insomnia
WORK COMP: §605 psychiatric exam properly denied because nothing suggests that anxiety/insomnia complaints are causally related to accepted leg claim (although Rule 35 “good cause” incorrectly imputed to §605 “relevant”/”appropriate”)… insurer not obligated to pay for exam/treatment of anxiety/insomnia before obtaining a §605 exam… Sandler affirmed (other grounds), reversed. [Read more…]
Stipulated judgment set-aside time, Rule 60 v. contract
Rule 60 1-year limit applies to 2018 request to set aside 2014 stipulated judgment, not contract law for mere approval of compromise settlement… Sandler. [Read more…]