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Stapleton V. Westmoreland Coal Company: Toward Making The Interim Presumption Irrebuttable, Michael D. Weikle Apr 1987

Stapleton V. Westmoreland Coal Company: Toward Making The Interim Presumption Irrebuttable, Michael D. Weikle

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments: Staley V. Board Of Education Of Washington County: Attorney's Fees Allowed Even Though Amount Paid In Workers' Compensation Claim Exceeded Total Sum Due Under A Modified Award, Christopher Hale Jan 1987

Recent Developments: Staley V. Board Of Education Of Washington County: Attorney's Fees Allowed Even Though Amount Paid In Workers' Compensation Claim Exceeded Total Sum Due Under A Modified Award, Christopher Hale

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments: Crawley V. General Motors: Dispensing With Disability In Occupational Deafness Claims, Randolph C. Baker Jan 1987

Recent Developments: Crawley V. General Motors: Dispensing With Disability In Occupational Deafness Claims, Randolph C. Baker

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Stress In The Work Place, Daniel J. Freedenburg M.D. Jan 1987

Stress In The Work Place, Daniel J. Freedenburg M.D.

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


American Workers' Compensation - After The Crossroads, Donald T. Decarlo Jan 1987

American Workers' Compensation - After The Crossroads, Donald T. Decarlo

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments: Montgomery County V. Lake: Employer Not Allowed To Offset Overpayment Of Workers' Compensation Benefits, J. Russell Fentress Iv Jan 1987

Recent Developments: Montgomery County V. Lake: Employer Not Allowed To Offset Overpayment Of Workers' Compensation Benefits, J. Russell Fentress Iv

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Maryland's Workers' Compensation System Out Of Control, Martha S. Klima Jan 1987

Maryland's Workers' Compensation System Out Of Control, Martha S. Klima

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments: Anderson V. Bimblich: Recovery Of Worker's Compensation Benefits Precludes Recovery In Tort Action, Kenneth S. Savell Jan 1987

Recent Developments: Anderson V. Bimblich: Recovery Of Worker's Compensation Benefits Precludes Recovery In Tort Action, Kenneth S. Savell

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments: Mcdaniels V. District Of Columbia Dep't Of Employment Servs.: The D.C. Court Of Appeals Holds That Workers' Compensation Claimants Are Entitled To The Lesser Of 66%% Of Average Weekly Wages Or 80% Of Spendable Earnings, Avery B. Berdit Jan 1987

Recent Developments: Mcdaniels V. District Of Columbia Dep't Of Employment Servs.: The D.C. Court Of Appeals Holds That Workers' Compensation Claimants Are Entitled To The Lesser Of 66%% Of Average Weekly Wages Or 80% Of Spendable Earnings, Avery B. Berdit

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments: The May Dep't Stores Company V. Harryman: "Business Premises" Under Workmen's Compensation Extended, Margaret E. Swain Jan 1987

Recent Developments: The May Dep't Stores Company V. Harryman: "Business Premises" Under Workmen's Compensation Extended, Margaret E. Swain

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Wrongful Termination Of Benefits Under The Longshore And Harborworkers' Compensation Act: A Compromise Approach, Gregory L. Russell Jan 1987

Wrongful Termination Of Benefits Under The Longshore And Harborworkers' Compensation Act: A Compromise Approach, Gregory L. Russell

Washington Law Review

While many state supreme courts have considered whether to allow actions against a compensation insurer for intentional infliction of emotional distress and bad faith, the issues have not been clearly settled under one federal compensation statute, the Longshore and Harborworkers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). Three federal courts have apparently adopted different approaches, modeled after the three approaches taken by state courts. This Comment argues that the "Compromise approach," which allows actions based on intentional infliction of emotional distress but rejects actions based on bad faith, is most consistent with the policies underlying the LHWCA and should be followed by the courts.


Exclusive Remedy Under Workers' Compensation: An Update On Exceptions To The General Rule, Stephen A. Markey Ill Jan 1987

Exclusive Remedy Under Workers' Compensation: An Update On Exceptions To The General Rule, Stephen A. Markey Ill

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


The New Intoxication Defense For Ohio Employers, Terry A. Donner Jan 1987

The New Intoxication Defense For Ohio Employers, Terry A. Donner

Cleveland State Law Review

Ohio workers' compensation system has been in a state of emergency for the last two years as labor and business groups battled over a series of employee-oriented Ohio Supreme Court decisions. Labor groups hailed these decisions as the vehicle which would propel Ohio's workers' compensation law into the twentieth century. Conversely, business groups condemned the decisions asserting that they exposed Ohio employers to infinite liability and destroyed Ohio's industrial climate. S.B. 307 has changed the face of Ohio's workers' compensation law by revamping the definition of injury, establishing an intentional tort fund, and creating a new intoxication defense for Ohio …


Limitations On Workers Bringing Third Party Actions Under Section 58 Of The Workers' Compensation Act, Matthew I. Lynn Jan 1987

Limitations On Workers Bringing Third Party Actions Under Section 58 Of The Workers' Compensation Act, Matthew I. Lynn

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments: Dade County School Board V. Polite: Florida Accepts The Premises Exception To The Going And Coming Rule For Workers' Compensation Benefits, Robert Lorenzo Kline Iii Jan 1987

Recent Developments: Dade County School Board V. Polite: Florida Accepts The Premises Exception To The Going And Coming Rule For Workers' Compensation Benefits, Robert Lorenzo Kline Iii

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments: Hughes V. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board: Payment Of Workers' Compensation Benefits Under Concurrent Employment, Pablo Emilio Lense Jan 1987

Recent Developments: Hughes V. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board: Payment Of Workers' Compensation Benefits Under Concurrent Employment, Pablo Emilio Lense

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Workers' Compensation Rehabilitation In Maryland: An Attitude Survey, Charles Smolkin, Karen Van Dyk, Ron Honberg, James Fitzpatrick, Calvin Brown, Lee Mintz, Joyce Bankoski Jan 1987

Workers' Compensation Rehabilitation In Maryland: An Attitude Survey, Charles Smolkin, Karen Van Dyk, Ron Honberg, James Fitzpatrick, Calvin Brown, Lee Mintz, Joyce Bankoski

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.