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Workmen's Compensation And Heart Attacks, Richard W. Dunn
Workmen's Compensation And Heart Attacks, Richard W. Dunn
Cleveland State Law Review
The basis for granting and denial of compensation for heart attacks in the several states runs the gamut from common-sense reasoning to arbitrary adherence to rigid construction of the compensation statutes. To add to the difficulty as to the compensability of a heart attack injury, the courts must first resolve the question as to whether or not the injury or death was incurred in the course of employment. This issue in and of itself ofttimes poses questions that are sufficient to tax even the most adept legal minds. In cases involving heart attacks the courts are additionally burdened by having …
Ohio's Workmen's Compensation Law, Thomas P. Mcintyre
Ohio's Workmen's Compensation Law, Thomas P. Mcintyre
Cleveland State Law Review
In 1911, workmen's compensation originated in Ohio and it was called the "Employer's Liability Act" with the employers contributing 90% and the employees contributing 10%. The purpose of the act was to provide compensation for loss resulting from disability or death of a workman from industrial accidents or disease without regard to negligence and fault.
Traumatic Cancer In Workmen's Compensation, James T. March
Traumatic Cancer In Workmen's Compensation, James T. March
Cleveland State Law Review
It is difficult today to prove a relation between single trauma and cancer in workmen's compensation, except in isolated cases. The possibility now seems to exist, however, in view of numerous recent decisions, that more and more of these claims will be allowed in the near future, and that more awards of compensation will be sustained.