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National Law Journal

Gupta Wessler Represents Grieving Families in Baltimore Fatal Bridge Collapse

"Our role in this litigation" is about "holding those responsible to account for their actions in the tragedy," said Gupta Wessler principal Matt Wessler.
3 minute read

Law.com

11th Circuit Rejects Former CSX Employee's Safety-Related Whistleblowing Claims

"The evidence at summary judgment establishes that Hitt engaged in protected activity by refusing to work during the lightning storm and refusing to operate at speeds he considered unsafe and that he suffered an adverse action by being terminated. But there is no evidence that these actions were a contributing factor to CSX's decision to terminate him," Judge Andrew L. Brasher wrote.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Expect Some Heated Litigation Over Workplace Temperature Regulations

Jason Mills of Morgan Lewis anticipates that proposed rules to protect workers from the heat will generate strong opposition and legal challenges to them might end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Using Investigative Tools to Avoid Costly Workers' Compensation Claims

Knowing what tools to use, and when to use them, can often lead to a better chance of favorable outcomes for both the injured employee and the employer.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

$2.7 Million Settlement for Construction Worker Injured in Fall

"This was a case of a corporation breaking its promises to keep workers safe and then blaming the worker when a preventable injury occurred," David Schmid of Stark & Stark said in a news release on the settlement. "We always believed this contractor paid lip service to safety and failed to follow its own safety manual and federal safety regulations, and in the end we had the evidence to back it up."
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Baker & Hostetler Hires Baker Botts Partner to Lead New Catastrophic Accident Response Team

Greg Dillard, who has more than two decades of experience in helping clients respond to catastrophic accidents, will lead the team of about 30 lawyers across several offices.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Heat Warning: Summer and OSHA Both Could Scorch Less-Than-Careful Employers in 2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)—the federal watchdog responsible for ensuring safe and healthful working conditions—has been "raising the heat" on employers when it comes to investigating heat hazards in the workplace during this era of volatile climate change.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

This Judge Hoped to Be Reversed: Good News for Plaintiffs in Asbestos MDL

Frank Burford worked as an aluminum smelter at an Alcoa plant in Rockdale. However, it was his wife Carolyn who died in 2015, allegedly because for 25 years she had been washing her husband's contaminated work clothes.
4 minute read

Law.com

North Dakota Tribal Court Judge Accused of Unlawfully Asserting Jurisdiction in Dispute Between Tribal Members and Non-Indian Energy Company

This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Appellate Courts Mull Choice of Doctors In Suspending Workers' Comp Benefits

In their petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Appeals, the defendant-appellants argued the Court of Appeals' holding will cause delays in benefits payments, increased cost of doing business in Georgia and an uptick in litigation.
4 minute read

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