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The Legal Intelligencer

Wilgro Services, Inc. v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., PICS Case No. 17-0629 (Pa. Commw. June 28, 2017) McCullough, J. (14 pages).

Claimant's decision to jump from the roof of a two-story building at the end of his work day after another service provider removed a ladder was misguided, but it was not so foreign or removed from his usual employment as to constitute an abandonment of his job. The court affirmed the decision granting claimant workers' compensation benefits.
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The Legal Intelligencer

CMR Constr. of Texas v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Bd. (Begly), PICS Case No. 17-1040 (Pa. Commw. June 26, 2017) McCullough, J. (11 pages).

Uninsured Employer's Guaranty Fund did not relieve employer of its obligation to pay its injured employee's workers' compensation benefits, such that the employer remained liable for penalties in the event a claimant did not receive payment of benefits within 30 days of award. Order of the WCAB affirmed.
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Daily Business Review

US Hotel, NFL Arena May Sport Grenfell Tower Flammable Panels

In promotional brochures, a U.S. company boasted of the "stunning visual effect" its shimmering aluminum panels created in an NFL stadium, an Alaskan high school and a luxury hotel along Baltimore's Inner Harbor that "soars 33 stories into the air." Those same panels — Reynobond composite material with a polyethylene core — also were used in the Grenfell Tower apartment building in London. British authorities say they're investigating whether the panels helped spread the blaze that ripped across the building's outer walls, killing at least 80 people.
15 minute read

Daily Business Review

Pembroke Pines Growth Attracts Retail Buyer

It's back to the suburbs for these investors and developers: Commercial real estate deals and developments are up in Pembroke Pines.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Lehman v. Nelson

9th Cir,; 15-35414 The court of appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment and remanded. The court held that a pension fund improperly…
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Ins. Co. v. Metropolitan Transportation Auth.

Insurer Denied Injunction Barring MTA, NYCTA From Enforcing Performance Bond
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The Legal Intelligencer

Twp. of Neshannock v. Kirila Contractors, Inc., PICS Case No. 17-1034 (C.P. Lawrence Jun. 20, 2017) Hodge, J. (8 pages).

An appeal concerning discovery issues was proper under the collateral order doctrine. The court concluded the moving party would suffer harm if documents protected by the attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine were presented to the jury.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Offices Set to Open Before Brightline Trains Reach Miami

Downtown Miami will soon welcome two new office towers as All Aboard Florida's MiamiCentral Brightline station nears completion with train service expected to start this fall.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig Partners Secure $32M Loan for New Grove Office

The lawyers help the Terra Group land a construction loan for its new office development in Miami's Coconut Grove.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyers Spar Over Ex-Judge Wolfson's Affordable Housing Role

Lawyers argued Monday over whether a former state judge who handled affordable housing cases should have at least one of his rulings overturned because of his relationship with a developer.
4 minute read

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