In Black v Dixie Consumer Products, an accident occurred that seriously injured a claimant. The accident involved a large truck containing over 40,000 pounds of pulpboard. Pulp and pulpboard are using in the making of paper and paper products. The pulpboard was loaded onto the truck in huge rolls, and…
Interiano-Lopez v. Tyson Fresh Meats, a case from the Nebraska Supreme Court, involved a claimant who was living in Iowa and working at a meat packing plant in Nebraska. He had various responsibilities as a result of his employment, but one of his jobs was cutting open the stomachs of…
In Hillmann v. City of Chicago, a workers’ compensation case for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, claimant had begun working for the city’s parks district in 1973. After he worked in the department for about five years, he took a different job for the city…
In Smith v. Delaware North Cos., claimant was injured on the job when she slipped on the floor while she was working as a cook at Orioles Park at Camden Yards, which is the home of the Baltimore Orioles. When she slipped and fell, she landed on her knee. Her…
In Ex Parte Lincare Inc., a supervisor and an employee were both working for the same company. In June 2016, employee submitted a letter of resignation to her supervisor. She said the reason she resigned from the company was because her supervisor had created a hostile work environment. She also…
In Cornelison v. TIG Insurance, claimant injured his back in 1996, while he was shoveling dirt at work. He underwent back surgery after his accident, but it did not help resolve his pain and medical conditions. He filed for workers’ compensation benefits, and the board determined he was permanently and…
Working at any construction or demolition site is dangerous work. Every year, many workers are injured and killed on construction sites from accidents that involved being crushed by falling debris or materials, being run over by large construction equipment, being injured by power equipment, and other similar accidents. When dealing…
In Velecela v. All Habitat Servs., LLC, a case from the Connecticut Supreme Court, the claimant’s husband was working for employer. His employment included repairing all terrain vehicles (ATVs). One day at work, he had an ATV on a lift when the ATV slipped off the lift without any warning. …
Each winter, many people in Boston will head north to go skiing in Vermont and Maine. Many will drive a couple of hours north to the big ski areas in southern Vermont like Stratton, and others will drive a bit farther up to Killington, which is a larger mountain and…
The U.S. Department of Labor recently reached an agreement with U.S. Steel Corp. in which the company agrees to drop its policy of mandating workers immediately report injuries or illnesses or else face swift and severe punishment. The problem was not so much that the company required workers to report…