PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION in community housing organizations’ Board membership dispute affirmed in part, reversed in part… Newman affirmed, reversed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Defense verdict, fall down hotel stairway
VERDICT: Defense, fall down stairway on new carpet in hotel under construction, C6-7 diskectomy/fusion. [Read more…]
Employer/contractor dispute filing time
2-year statute — not 90 days for appeal of UEF denial — applicable to dispute whether claimant was employee or independent contractor… UEF dismissed as not proper or necessary party…Sandler. [Read more…]
OD filing time, pain meds v. taken off work
Petitioner knew/should have known she had OD on day her doctor took her off work and referred her to a specialist, not earlier when she was taking pain meds… decision on remand from reversal of prior finding of untimely claim… Shea. [Read more…]
Work comp, OD filing timeliness
WORK COMP: Fact issue as to when Claimant who had been taking pain meds for years knew or should have known she had OD vis-à-vis 1-year filing time preclude summary judgment for insurer… Shea reversed. [Read more…]
$108,260 verdict, water leak slip & fall, shoulder
VERDICT: $108,260, water leak slip & fall at Tech SUB, fractured shoulder. [Read more…]
OD statute of limitations
Shoulder/back claim untimely, cervical claim timely… major contributing cause analysis goes to compensability, not statute of limitations… no continuing tort… Shea. [Read more…]
OD statute of limitations
Claimant should have known she had OD when she began using prescription pain medication for “repetitive motion” condition, claim untimely… Shea. [Read more…]
$94,743 verdict, dog bite, nose scarring
VERDICT: $94,742.51, dog bite, nose scarring.
A Butte jury found 12-0 that Duchess bit Savannah Jelich and that Jelich did not provoke Duchess, and 9-3 that Jelich will be reasonably compensated by [Read more…]