Entila v. Cook – Co-Worker Can Be Liable for Negligence if Not Acting in Course/ Scope of Employer

Typically if you are injured at work, you should be able to collect workers’ compensation insurance. However, because workers’ compensation is considered an “exclusive remedy,” your employer is immune from further litigation related to that injury – even if the company was negligent. There are a few exceptions, but they are very narrow. What’s more,Continue reading “Entila v. Cook – Co-Worker Can Be Liable for Negligence if Not Acting in Course/ Scope of Employer”

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Typically if you are injured at work, you should be able to collect workers’ compensation insurance. However, because workers’ compensation is considered an “exclusive remedy,” your employer is immune from further litigation related to that injury – even if the company was negligent. There are a few exceptions, but they are very narrow. What’s more,Continue reading “auto accidents Tag Archives”

Report: CPSC Approves New Safety Standards for Baby Slings

An increasing number of new mothers and fathers are finding especially handy baby slings, those cloth wraps that can be used to help carry an infant in a reclined or upright position. The problem is that there weren’t any federally-mandated standard to regulate the safe design and use of those slings – until now. The U.S.Continue reading “Report: CPSC Approves New Safety Standards for Baby Slings”

Baugh v. Cuprum – $11 Million Ladder Injury Verdict Affirmed

A man who suffered catastrophic injuries due to a ladder fall emerged victorious in his personal injury lawsuit against the manufacturer of the ladder from which he fell. The $11 million verdict he won at trial will stand, following a recent review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. In Baugh v.Continue reading “Baugh v. Cuprum – $11 Million Ladder Injury Verdict Affirmed”

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