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Jury awards $30.4 million in worker’s popcorn lung lawsuit


August 31, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Chemical safety, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Lawsuits, What do you think?, cost of safety

A jury in Chicago has awarded the largest individual verdict in a popcorn lung disease case.

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$11M verdict: Why didn’t workers’ comp cover this fatality?


February 8, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, Lawsuits, Special Report, Workers' comp

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Workers’ comp laws usually prohibit lawsuits against companies when a worker is seriously injured or killed on the job. But a lawyer in Texas found a way to skirt the law and win a huge jury award.

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Employer surveillance ‘harmed’ employee, court awards 1 million


July 31, 2009 by Jim Burger
Posted in: Lawsuits, Special Report, Workers' comp, new court decision

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Have you ever been suspicious of a workers’ comp claim? Be careful. A recent ruling appears to draw an important — and, in this case, extremely expensive — distinction between “reasonable” and what you might call “reflexive” suspicion.

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