by Duane Willis | May 17, 2018 | Insights
A case was decided on May 8 that clarified when attorneys fees are to be awarded on cases where a denial of the claim has been made and the claim is later accepted or determined to be compensable. In Andrews v. Yates Services, LLC, docket Number 2016-05-0854, the...
by Whitney Lucas | Apr 18, 2018 | Insights
This legislation, House Bill 2 (HB2) was signed into law by Governor Matt Bevin on March 30, 2018. The bill amends multiple provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act, KRS Chapter 342. The effective date of the changes will be July 13, 2018, or 90 days after the...
by David Goudie | Apr 4, 2018 | Insights
Yesterday, the Tennessee Legislature enacted a new law that will allow employers of agricultural laborers to purchase workers’ compensation insurance policies for their employees. The legislation was passed under Senate Bill 2141 and signed into law by Governor Haslam...
by Patricia Baxter | Feb 22, 2018 | Featured, Insights
For those who practice in the field of strict product liability, the name “Tincher” has become more synonymous with a seemingly endless string of decisions and appeals than anything else. The only saga with more sequels in the past few years is the “Star...
by Connor Sestak | Feb 5, 2018 | Insights
Recently, the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (“Appeals Board”) in David Thompson v. Comcast Corporation, et al., awarded the employee attorneys’ fees due to the employer’s failure to authorize the recommended treatment for pain management....
by Connor Sestak | Dec 1, 2017 | Insights
In a case of first impression, the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers Compensation Panel (“Panel”) in Duck v. Cox Oil Co., 2017 Tenn. LEXIS 734 (June 19, 2017), found that Employee’ injury, which occurred immediately after she announced that...
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