Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., our Feature National Columnist, is a leading commentator and expert on the law of workers' compensation.

Utah: Widow's Tort Case Against Co-Worker Barred Under Special Errand Rule. The Supreme Court of Utah affirmed that fatal injuries sustained in a vehicular accident involving an automobile being driven by the decedent's co-worker and in which the decedent was a passenger were sustained in the course and scope of the employment...read more.

Federal: Ninth Circuit Says Truck Drivers Were Employees, Not Independent Contractors. Reversing a decision of a federal district court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the totality of the undisputed facts indicated that various truck drivers were employees of defendant...read more.

Texas: State Supreme Court Answers Complex Question as to Credit Allowed to Carrier in Third Party Action with Multiple Beneficiaries. Under Texas law, consistent with that in the large majority of states, a workers' compensation carrier has a subrogation interest in a third-party civil action to the extent of...read more.

Ohio: Injured Employee Denied PTD Benefits When She Refused Vocational Rehabilitation Services. An Ohio appellate court held that the state's Industrial Commission did not abuse its discretion in considering the employee's refusal to participate in vocational rehabilitation as a...read more.