Workers Compensation Law
 
Sanjiv Goel, M.D., Inc. v. Regal Medical Group, Inc.

Appellant Sanjiv Goel, M.D., Inc.1 appeals from a judgment
following a court trial on his quantum meruit claim for fees for
emergency treatment rendered to four patients as an
interventional cardiologist. The trial court found that the fees
paid by Respondent Regal Medical Group, Inc. (Regal) for this
treatment reflected the reasonable value of the services that Goel
provid

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Tymeco Jones v. SCO Silver Care Operations, L.L.C. d/b/a Alaris Health at Cherry Hill

Plaintiffs, Tymeco Jones, Iesha Bullock, and Teairra Pizzarro, are certified nursing assistants who bring this action against their employer, SCO Silver Care Operations (“Silver Care”) for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and related New Jersey state wage and hour laws. The plaintiffs claim that Silver Care underpaid them for overtime in two ways. First, Silver Care failed to in

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State of Oklahoma v. Hallelujah Brookens

Tulsa, OK - Woman Given Five Year Deferred Sentence In Death of Her One-Year-Old Daughter

The State of Oklahoma charged Hallelujah Brookens, age 22, with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, CHILD ABUSE MURDER, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 12/01/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
WATKINS, NATHANIEL JAMAL Disposed: CONVICTION, 04/12/2017. Guilt

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Wiljo Interiors, Inc. v. David Rials

¶1 Appellant, Wiljo Interiors, Inc. (Employer), seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Commission awarding surgical treatment to Appellee, David Rials (Claimant), for his right knee. Employer contends the award of surgery was against the clear weight of the evidence and contrary to law because the surgery was to correct degenerative joint disease. We affirm, holding that the Commiss

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Jacquelynn L. Jacks v. CMH Homes, Inc., d/b/a Oakwood Homes, Oklahoma City, and d/b/a Clayton Manufactured Homes; CMH Manufacting, Inc. a/k/a Karsten Homes

In 2009, Jacquelyn Jacks bought a manufactured home from CMH Homes, Inc.,
on installment. The purchase was financed through CMH Homes under a manufactured home
retail installment contract. The contract contains an arbitration agreement, which
provides that all disputes arising from, or relating to, the contract would be resolved by
binding arbitration. By its terms, “[t]his Arbitra

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United States of America v. Brent S. Meisner Federal Courthouse - Seattle, Washington

Tacoma, WA - Former Defense Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud
Failed to Include Money He Embezzled from His Employer to Remodel His Personal Residence

The former defense contractor for an Alaska company operating in the State of Washington was sentenced on Friday, May 12, 2017, in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 18 months in prison and one year of supervised rele

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Steven Stupp v. Annemarie Schilders

Appellant Annemarie Schilders appeals several orders made by the family court
about a year after the entry of a stipulated judgment of dissolution of her marriage to
respondent Steven Stupp. Schilders challenges orders giving Stupp temporary sole legal
custody of the parties’ child, requiring that only the parents transport the child to his
therapy appointments, continuing a custod

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Patricia J. Minkin v. Robert A. Mitkin

The primary issue on this appeal is what appellant Patricia J. Minkin and
respondent Robert A. Minkin intended by the term “annual bonus” when they agreed in
2004 that Robert would pay Patricia 41 percent of his annual bonuses as additional
spousal support for the following 10 years.
1
A few years later, Robert switched jobs and
his compensation package changed from simply

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United States of America v. Jerry Wayne Smith

Dallas, TX - Alvarado Man Sentenced to 150 Months in Federal Prison on Federal Child Pornography Conviction

A 53-year-old Alvarado, Texas, man, Jerry Wayne Smith, who pleaded guilty in January 2017 to one count of transporting and shipping child pornography, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to 150 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the No

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United States ex rel. Holden v. Mercy Hospital Springfield, et al. Federal Courthouse - Springfield, Missouri

Springfield, MO - Missouri Hospitals Agree to Pay United States $34 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations Arising from Improper Payments to Oncologists

Two Southwest Missouri health care providers have agreed to pay the United States $34,000,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring phys

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RUSSELL EWING V. ANADARKO DOZER GROUP, LLC, ET. AL.

Sayre, OK - RUSSELL EWING V. ANADARKO DOZER GROUP, LLC, ET. AL.

Issues

1. PERSONAL INJURY

Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
03-02-2015

PETITION
$ 163.00


LAW LIBRARY ASSESSMENT
$ 6.00


DISPUTE MEDIATION ASSESSMENT
$ 2.00


OKLAHOMA COURT INFORMATION SYSTEM FE

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STATE OF KANSAS v. JUAN LUIS JASSO-MENDOZA

It is the combination of errors in this prosecution that leads us to conclude that Jasso-Mendoza did not receive a fair trial. The confusing jury instructions, the judge's failure to answer the jury's question, and the prosecutor's misstatement of the law, when combined, all create an error that we cannot label as harmless. We must reverse and remand for a new trial.

Reversed and rema

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Ricky Koch v. United States of America

Plaintiff Ricky Koch fell and suffered personal injuries while aboard the
S.S. Altair, a public vessel owned by the United States and operated by its
agents. Koch, a 54 year-old foreman and employee of Economy Iron Works,
was inspecting the vessel in connection with his employer’s bidding on repair
work on the vessel. Koch and his wife, Susan Koch, brought this action in
federa

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Kenneth E. Savage v. Federal Express Corporation

Kenneth Savage worked as an aviation mechanic
for FedEx, while simultaneously serving as a lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve. He
was terminated by FedEx for violating its reduced-rate shipping policy and acceptable conduct
policy. Savage brought claims against Federal Express Corporation d/b/a FedEx Express, FedEx
Corporation Employees’ Pension Plan, and FedEx Corporati

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Luis Vega v. New Forest Home Cemetery, LLC

Luis Vega filed this suit alleging that
his former employer, New Forest Home Cemetery, LLC (“New
Forest”), by failing to pay him for his final two weeks of work,
violated his right under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,
29 U.S.C. § 206(b), to compensation at the minimum wage. The
district court entered summary judgment in favor of New
2 No. 16-3119
Forest, reasonin

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Joe Hardesty v. State Mining and Geology Board

In this suit under the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (SMARA)
(Pub. Resources Code § 2710 et. seq.),1 plaintiffs Joe and Yvette Hardesty (collectively,
Hardesty), attack findings by the State Mining and Geology Board (Board). The Board’s
disputed findings conclude there are no vested rights to surface mine at the Big Cut Mine
in El Dorado County (County, not a party her

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Natealie Heslop v. Bear River Mutual Insurance Company

¶1 Natalie Heslop (Heslop) rolled her truck down an embankment. She told the responding police officer, her family, and medical personnel that the accident had been a suicide attempt. Ten days after the crash, she told an insurance adjuster that her “mind wasn’t right,” she had taken “too many pills” the day before the crash, and that the crash was “pretty much a suicide attempt.” Her insurance po

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William Compton, et al. v. Houston Casualty Company

¶ 1 This case requires us to determine the scope of the “covered profession” clause of a “Professional Liability Errors & Omissions Insurance” policy (Policy). Houston Casualty Company (Houston Casualty) issued the Policy to Utah County Real Estate, LLC (Prudential), a real estate brokerage. While working as a real estate agent for Prudential, Robert Seegmiller approached the plaintiffs in this ac

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Truck Insurance Exchange v. Danny L. Rutherford

¶ 1 Danny Rutherford suffered extensive injuries when the work van he was driving was hit by a vehicle that had run a red light. Mr. Rutherford sought compensation from both his employer‘s workers‘ compensation insurer and Truck Insurance Exchange (TIE), which provides Mr. Rutherford‘s employer with underinsured motorist coverage. Mr. Rutherford seeks double recovery, arguing that Utah Code sectio

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The Tavern, L.L.C. and Sall, L.L.C. v. The Town of Alpine, Wyoming

[¶1] Appellants The Tavern, LLC and SALL, LLC sued the town of Alpine, asserting
several claims stemming from Alpine’s financing and construction of a new sewage
treatment facility. Appellants challenged the legality of the indebtedness Alpine incurred
for the project, alleging that the loans exceeded the constitutional and statutory debt
limitations imposed upon municipalities. Th

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Daniel Longoria, Jr. v. Arthur Khachatryan, CP Trucking and Sentry Insurance Company

Tulsa, OK - Daniel Longoria, Jr. sued Arthur Khachatryan, CP Trucking and Sentry Insurance Company
on auto negligence and respondeat superior theories.

03/15/2017 133 MOTION to Remand by Daniel Longoria, Jr (Bean, David) Modified on 3/16/2017; this is a two-part motion of which only one part was efiled - see 134 for Motion to Determine Amount of Workman's Compensation Subrogation Cl

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Employee Solutions McKinney, L.L.C. v. Michael Wilkerson

In this interlocutory appeal, appellants Employee Solutions McKinney, LLC, ESI/Employee Solutions, L.P., and ESI General, LLC challenge two trial court orders denying motions to compel arbitration. Because the arbitration agreement at issue delegated questions of arbitrability to the arbitrator, we reverse the trial court’s orders denying the motions to compel and remand this case to the trial cou

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United States of America v. Provisional Staffing Solutions

Providence, RI - Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Rhode Island-Based Staffing Agency

The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement with Provisional Staffing Solutions (Provisional), a temporary staffing agency located in Cranston, Rhode Island.  The agreement resolves the department’s investigation into whether Provisional discrimi

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Christopher Mendoza v. Nordstrom Inc.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has asked this court to resolve unsettled
questions concerning the construction of the state‘s day of rest statutes, Labor
Code sections 550–558.1.
1 (Mendoza v. Nordstrom, Inc. (9th Cir. 2015) 778 F.3d
834; see Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.548.) These statutes prohibit an employer
from ―caus[ing] his employees to work more than six days

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STATE OF OHIO v. JOHN LEWIS Ninth District Court of Appeals

Mr. Lewis and his former girlfriend, the victim in this matter, began dating in
2007 and lived together at various points in time. Mr. Lewis described their relationship in
positive terms and indicated that the two were still communicating and working on their
problems when the incident giving rise to this appeal occurred. Meanwhile, the victim testified
that she had tried re

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