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Twelve Injured Men: Why Injured Jurors Should Not Receive Workers' Compensation Coverage From The Courts, Corey Baron

St. John's Law Review

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This Note argues that the legislature should add a provision to New York’s Workers’ Compensation Act that expressly precludes jurors from coverage. Such a provision would comport with the policy underlying the statute, the statute’s structure, and the statute’s language. Moreover, that legislative provision would prevent the court from wasting the considerable time and expense of grappling with other courts’ inconsistent interpretations of workers’ compensation statutes and their underlying policies. First, Part I of this Note provides an overview of the workers’ compensation law and explores the policies underlying the advent of workers’ compensation statutes. Then, Part II surveys …

Ohio Supreme Court Symposium

Akron Law Review

During the 1981-1982 term the Ohio Supreme Court rendered 250 written opinions on a wide range of topics from wiretapping to the liability of landlords for injuries. In several cases, individuals gained significant legal rights in dealing with business and others. In addition, there were some significant changes in the law governing municipal sovereignty and immunity. This symposium will not attempt to cover all decisions of the Ohio Supreme Court, but rather to highlight some of the major decisions which affect Ohioans.

Labor And Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii, Lindsey H. Dobbs

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Workers' Compensation Litigation In West Virginia: Assessing The Impact Of The Rule Of Liberality And The Need For Fiscal Reform, Robin Jean Davis, Louis J. Palmer Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

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Defining "Disability": The Approach To Follow, Theodore J. St. Antoine

Articles

The definition of "disability" has once again become a central issue in workers' compensation law. I am partly responsible. A decade ago I served as the Governor's Special Counselor on Workers' Compensation. In my Reportto the Cabinet Council on Jobs and Economic Development, I stated: "If I could write on a clean slate, I would prefer to see the Michigan definition brought even closer into the mainstream of American law by declaring that 'disability' means a 'limitation of an employee's wage earning capacity in work suitable to his or her qualifications and training resulting from a personal injury or work …

Erisa And The Bankruptcy Code: Stepping Into Quicksand Or Something Else, Post Mackey, Maria A. Di Pippo, Gerald P. Wolf

Touro Law Review

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Curing Washington's Occupational Disease Statute: Dennis V. Departmentof Labor And Industries, Lance Palmer

Seattle University Law Review

This Note focuses on the current state of occupational disease coverage under the workers' compensation system in Washington, and will review the legislative history, the administrative interpretation, and the judicial development of the occupational disease law. Further, after setting forth the broad policy goals behind the Industrial Insurance Act and outlining Washington's occupational disease statute, this Note will conclude with a discussion of the supreme court's analytical framework for a fair, workable, and uniform method for adjudicating occupational disease claims in Washington.

Kentucky Law Survey: Workers' Compensation, Norman E. Harned, Scott A. Bachert

Kentucky Law Journal

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Kentucky's Answer To "The Coal Black Shame"--A Critical Analysis Of Kentucky Workmen's Compensation Coverage Of Black Lung Disease, Kenneth Williams

Kentucky Law Journal

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An Analysis Of The 1964 Amendments To The Kentucky Revised Statute Ch 342-1964, Herbert L. Segal

Kentucky Law Journal

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Occupational Disease: Interpretation And Need For Statutory Revision Of The Illinois, Indiana And Kentucky General Definition, J. William Howerton

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Kentucky Occupational Disease Act: Nature And Conditions Of Employment, Leslie D. Aberson

Kentucky Law Journal

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An Historical Analysis Of The Kentucky Workmen's Compensation Law, Herbert L. Segal

Kentucky Law Journal

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Administrative Law--Scope Of Judicial Review Under The Kentucky Workmen's Compensation Law, Conley Wilkerson

Kentucky Law Journal

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Workmen's Compensation In Kentucky, Lucian H. Carter, Kermit Patterson

Kentucky Law Journal

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Testimonial Privilege And Competency In Indiana

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Story Of Workmen's Compensation Laws In Kentucky, E. G. Trimble

Kentucky Law Journal

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"Traumatic Injury" Under The Kentucky Workmen's Compensation Act, Edwin R. Mcclelland

Kentucky Law Journal

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Administrative Findings And The Kentucky Workmen's Compensation Board, Paul Leo Oberst

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.