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Failure to attend medical appointments

May 25, 2024 By lilly

DLI’s failure to make factual finding as to whether Claimant’s failure to attend medical appointments was unreasonable before approving insurer’s request to suspend comp requires remand… Bruner. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court Tagged With: Quinlan O'Connor, Steven Jennings, Thomas J. Murphy, Thomas M. Murphy

Political discrimination, demoted sheriff’s deputy, §1983

October 1, 2022 By lilly

POLITICAL DISCRIMINATION: §1983 claim improperly dismissed on grounds that HRA was exclusive remedy for claims by demoted sheriff’s deputy grounded in political discrimination but unchallenged ruling upholding FAD precludes reinstatement of §1983 claim… notice of appeal properly encompassed dismissal of District Court complaint… Lint affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: David Lighthall, Quentin Rhoades, Quinlan O'Connor, Steven Carey

Race discrimination, District Court suit against HRB

June 4, 2022 By lilly

RACE DISCRIMINATION: District Court complaint against HRB for dismissing 2002 claim years ago properly dismissed for failure to first file with HRB, also beyond 180-day statute… Parker affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Michele Peterson-Cook, Quinlan O'Connor

Liquor, Agency Franchise Agreement transfer

August 7, 2021 By lilly

LIQUOR: Agency Franchise Agreement transfer interference claims properly rejected… Oldenburg affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Ashley McCormack, Lee Henning, Mikel Moore, Quinlan O'Connor, Rebecca Henning-Rutz

Fraud claims jurisdiction

March 6, 2021 By lilly

Fraud claims not properly before the Court, evidence supporting those claims irrelevant and inadmissible… Sandler. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court Tagged With: Ben Williams, Bradley Jones, Haley Nelson, Kim Schulke, Quinlan O'Connor

Employment contract, soccer coach, alleged escort calls

December 19, 2020 By lilly

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT: Fired soccer coach’s privacy and negligence claims stemming from alleged escort calls on university phone properly found to arise solely under contract, dismissed for failure to timely file… defamation and tortious interference claims independent of contract, improperly dismissed for failure to state claim… Larson affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Quentin Rhoades, Quinlan O'Connor

Appeal of medical review panel re-open denial

October 31, 2020 By lilly

Insurer is proper party to defend appeal of medical review panel denial of reopen… Sandler. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court Tagged With: Adriana Potts, Garry Seaman, Quinlan O'Connor

Work comp, “negligence per se” UEF denial jurisdiction

April 25, 2020 By lilly

WORK COMP: WCC has exclusive jurisdiction to consider claim of negligence per se in UEF’s denial of responsibility which allegedly caused Plaintiff harm… Vannatta. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Justin Starin, Quinlan O'Connor, Sydney McKenna

Medical examiners, licensure negligence/nuisance

November 16, 2019 By lilly

MEDICAL EXAMINERS: Supervisory control denied as to Judge Krueger’s denial of Rule 12(b)(6) motion for dismissal from action alleging negligence and private & public nuisance for failing to deny or terminate license of psychiatrist who allegedly prescribed improper meds… public duty/quasi-judicial immunity arguments more properly first developed and argued below… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Anthony Jackson, Courtney Cosgrove, Justin Stalpes, Mac Smith, Mark Thieszen, Quinlan O'Connor

$28,559.82 UEF penalty

November 11, 2017 By lilly

Sufficient evidence to support $28,559.82 UEF penalty… Sandler. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court Tagged With: Quinlan O'Connor

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