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 The Flaming Pig Case
When is a work injury substantially certain to occur? |
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 Caterer Not Liable in Tort for Employee's Injuries Caused by "Flaming Pig", by Thomas A. Robinson, JD. In an unpublished decision, a New Jersey appellate court recently affirmed summary judgment in favor of a catering employer that had been sued by a waitress who sustained severe burns when an inexperienced co-employee doused a flaming pig with grain alcohol, causing it to "erupt" in flames, resulting in burns and eventual scarification to the plaintiff's right hand, forearm and right abdomen. Read more.
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Attention! In the event of a government shutdown this week, please note that the location of the October 1st Symposium will be moved from the Federal Building on 7th Street, San Francisco, to Hastings College of the Law, 198 McAllister St, San Francisco (Louis B. Mayer Lounge). Contact clelaw@loyno.edu for the latest information on location. |
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larson's spotlight: RICO, temporary disability, exclusivity |
Larson's Spotlight on Interesting Cases, by Thomas A. Robinson, JD
Federal: Sixth Circuit RICO Suit Related to Workplace Injury Claims Dismissed. Reversing a decision entered last year by a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a divided en banc panel (11 to 5) of the Court has dismissed a suit alleging that a third-party claims administrator's collusion with Coca-Cola Enterprises to deny injured employee's workers' compensation benefits violated the RICO Act...read more.
Florida: Divided 1st DCA Creates "Virtual" MMI Date for Those Suffering Lengthy Periods of TTD. In a split (8 to 3) decision, the full First District Court of Appeal of Florida recently withdrew its earlier panel opinion in Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg, and receded from its previous en banc opinion in...read more.
Missouri: Exclusive Remedy Does Not Apply to Occupational Disease Claims. Agreeing with the appellate court for the state's Western Division which, in a split decision, had held that the exclusivity provisions of § 287.120 RSMo do not apply to occupational disease claims, the Court of Appeals for the state's Eastern District recently held that a trial court erred in dismissing a civil action filed against an employer...read more. |
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