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Missouri Mesothelioma Victims Not Limited to Workers' Comp Claims - DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Missouri Mesothelioma Victims Not Limited to Workers' Comp Claims DigitalJournal.com (press release) KCP & L sought to have the lawsuit dismissed, claiming that the man was limited to the remedies provided by Missouri workers' compensation law. The court disagree more...

Miners win black-lung case - Louisville Courier-Journal
Miners win black-lung case Louisville Courier-Journal In a dissent, Chief Justice John Minton Jr. said the ruling will create a ?sea change? in workers' compensation law and encourage the kind of ?doctor shopping? that the General Assembly was trying to prevent. Joined b more...

Kentucky Supreme Court strikes down state's unfair black-lung standards - Louisville Courier-Journal
Kentucky Supreme Court strikes down state's unfair black-lung standards Louisville Courier-Journal In a dissent, Chief Justice John Minton Jr. said the ruling will create a ?sea change? in workers' compensation law and encourage the kind of ?doctor shopping? that the more...
Dane Co. Executive Authorizes Public Referendum on Collective Bargaining for ... - WMTV
Dane Co. Executive Authorizes Public Referendum on Collective Bargaining for ... WMTV Wisconsin works best when we work together.? The origins of public sector bargaining originated in Wisconsin in 1959. Wisconsin was also the birth-place of the nation's first workers more...
"KPMG is the Grinch Who Stole Christmas": Injured Workers - Benzinga (press release)
"KPMG is the Grinch Who Stole Christmas": Injured Workers Benzinga (press release) Injured workers are especially upset because KPMG did not have the mandate, medical or legal expertise to recommend wide-scale policy and legislative change, or to challenge years of jurisprud more...
WIDICAN v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE N. AM. TIRE L.L.C. - Leagle.com
WIDICAN v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE N. AM. TIRE L.L.C. Leagle.com The company further asserted numerous affirmative defenses, including the assertions that the claims were barred by immunity and the limitations of Ohio's workers' compensation law. {�4} Firestone filed a more...

LOCARIO v. STATE - Leagle.com
LOCARIO v. STATE Leagle.com Therefore, under Court of Claims Act � 8, the State's waiver of sovereign immunity is limited only by the statute's procedural requirements and the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law. We can only construe the Legislature's more...
Part of Oklahoma's new workers' comp law is tossed out - NewsOK.com
Part of Oklahoma's new workers' comp law is tossed out NewsOK.com BY MICHAEL MCNUTT mmcnutt@opubco.com Leave a comment The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out part of a new workers' compensation law that excluded chiropractors from serving as independent more...
Parts of workers compensation law struck down - Tulsa World
Parts of workers compensation law struck down Tulsa World By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down two portions of a highly touted workers compensation reform measure passed last session. Senate Bill 878 remov more...

Myers first to receive Schickel Professionalism Award - Jacksonville Daily Record
Myers first to receive Schickel Professionalism Award Jacksonville Daily Record Myers has specialized in the field of workers' compensation law since 1973. He joined the General Counsel's Office in December 1997 and became board certified in workers' compensation more...

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