Workers Compensation Law
 
The Depot, Inc. v. Caring for Montanians, Inc. d/k/a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Monatna





Plaintiffs are three small employers in Montana who are
members of the Montana Chamber of Commerce.
Defendants are health insurance companies that marketed
fully insured health insurance plans to the Chamber’s
members branded “Chamber Choices.” From 2006 until

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. Global Horizons, Inc., d/b/a Global Horizons Manpower, Inc.; Green Acre Farms, Inc., Valley Fruit Orchards, LLC





Green Acre Farms and Valley Fruit Orchards (the Growers) are fruit growers in the State of Washington. In 2003, the Growers experienced labor shortages and entered into agreements with Global Horizons, Inc., a labor contractor, to obtain temporary workers for their orchards. Wit

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Imogene Shepherd v. Incoal, Inc.





More than ten years ago, claimant Imogene Shepherd filed for survivor’s benefits und

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Kymberli Gardner v. CLC of Pascagoula, L.L.C., d/b/a Plaza Community Living Center





Claims of sexual harassment typically involve the behavior of fellow employees. But not always. Because the ultimate focus of Title VII liability is on the employer’s conduct—unless a supervisor is the harasser, a plaintiff needs to show that the employer knew or should have known abo

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United States of America v. Edward E. Bohm




Brooklyn, NY - Top Executive at Long Island Mortgage Lender Pleads Guilty To $8.9 Million Fraud
Defendant Misused Money Obtained To Fund Mortgage Loans

Earlier today in federal court in Central Islip, New York, Edward E. Bohm, President of Sales and an undisclosed owner of Long Isla

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United States of America v. Tennessee Health Management, Inc.




Nashville, TN - Skilled Nursing Facility Management Company Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Tennessee Health Management, Inc. (“THM”) has agreed to pay $9,764,107.98 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, announced U.S. At

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Jesse Romero v. Titlemax of New Mexico, Inc. and TMX Finance, LLC; Tracy Young





This is an interlocutory appeal from a partial denial of a motion to compel
arbitration. Plaintiff-Appellee Jesse Romero filed a class action complaint in New
Mexico state court against Defendants-Appellants TitleMax of New Mexico, Inc.,
TMX Finance LLC, and Tra

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James R. Adams v. Governor of Delaware





James R. Adams is a resident and member of the State Bar of Delaware. For some time, he has expressed a desire to be considered for a judicial position in that state. Following the announcement of several judicial vacancies, Adams considered applying but ultimately chose not to beca

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Patrick Velarde v. GW GJ, Inc., d/b/a The Salon Professional Academy of Buffalo




In Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc., 811 F.3d 528 (2d Cir. 2015), we addressed
the application of certain federal and state employment laws to activities performed in a
commercial setting by temporary “interns.” We applied a “primary beneficiary” test: if,<

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Skylar Ward v. Tilly's, Inc.

This appeal, which follows an order sustaining a demurrer
without leave to amend, concerns the practice of on-call
scheduling. As alleged, on-call scheduling works this way:
Employees are assigned on-call shifts, but are not told until they
call in two hours before their shifts start whether they should
actually come in to work. If they are told to come in, they are
paid fo

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CALVIN BRADSHAW v. SAM CLINE, Warden, et al.

Bradshaw is an inmate in the Lansing Correctional Facility. A prison lieutenant confiscated a photo album and some photos from Bradshaw because the lieutenant determined the photos were sexually explicit in violation of department regulations. The photos were given to the prison investigation unit for review and then returned to the property department for disposal. A few days later, Bradshaw was

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Glenn Symmonds v. Edward Joseph Mahoney

Defendants Edward Joseph Mahoney, also known as
Eddie Money, and Eddie Money Entertainment, Inc. (collectively,
defendants)1 appeal from the trial court’s order denying a special
motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure2 section 425.16,
the anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation)
statute.
Mahoney is a singer and songwriter who performs in
conce

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State of Ohio v. Cody Ross Rickard





On the morning of October 28, 2013, a crew of CSX workers were repairing
a railroad crossing near the town of Bradner in Wood County, Ohio. The crossing was
located within several hundred feet of the intersection of John Stree

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STATE OF OHIO v. KEVIN GAFFIN





These facts are copied verbatim from State v. Gaffin, 4th Dist. Adams No.
16CA1027, 2017-Ohio-2935, ¶¶ 4-15 (“Gaffin I”).
{¶5} On July 23, 2015, the Adams County Grand Jury returned a seven-count
indictment against Gaffin.

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Great American Insurance Company v. Jonathan L. Russell

Jonathan Russell appeals the district court’s vacatur of the arbitration award
he received against his insurer, Great American Insurance Company, for wrongfully
denying his claim for damage to his 2013 corn crop. Because the arbitrators rendered
a sufficiently mutual, final, and definite award, vacatur was improper. We
accordingly vacate the district court’s judgment and remand for

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DFS Group, LP v. County of San Mateo

DFS Group, L.P. (DFS), which engages in the business of duty-free sales at
airports around the country, holds an exclusive lease and concession to sell merchandise
duty-free at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), in retail space located within
SFO’s international terminal.
1 This dispute concerns the San Mateo County Assessor’s
(Assessor) reassessment of the value, for p

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Michael A. Frost v. BNSF Railway Company





Michael Frost sued the BNSF Railway Company, alleging
that it violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA) when
it disciplined and ultimately terminated him after he
committed a pair of safety rule violations and filed an injury
report. At trial, the distri

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First State Bank of Roscoe; John R. Beyers v. Brad Allen Stabler; Brenda Lee Stabler





First State Bank of Roscoe (the “Bank”) and John R. Beyers appeal the
judgment of the district court affirming a bankruptcy 1 court order holding them in
1The Honorable Roberto A. Lange, United States District Judge for the District
of South Dakota, affirming the order

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Rhonda F. Lamb v. Ashford Place Apartments, LLC; Heather Bamburg MRC Development, LLC





Rhonda Lamb alleges that she was injured by inhaling smoke and fumes from her apartment’s heating unit after Ashford Place Apartments L.L.C. (“Ashford Place”) replaced the unit’s motor. She sued Ashford Place, Heather Bamburg, and MRC Developmen

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Stephen D. Knox; Jean Knox v. Metalforming, Inc. and Schechtl Maschinenbau, GMBH






Stephen Knox's hand was badly
injured at his work at Cape Cod Copper (CCC) in October 2016 when
he operated a machine that was manufactured by defendant Schechtl
Maschinenbau GmbH, a German company. The machine had bee

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Desiree Gilberg v. California Check Cashing Stores, LLC




The widespread use of credit reports and background
checks led Congress to pass the Fair Credit Reporting Act
(FCRA) to protect consumers’ privacy rights. FCRA
requires employers who obtain a consumer re

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Walid Jammal v. American Family Insurance Company





In this class action, the named plaintiffs represent several thousand current and former insurance agents for American Family Insurance Company and its affiliates (collectively, “American Family” or “the company”). The agents claim that American Family misclassified them as independen

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Ever Bodoya v. American Eagle Express, Inc. d/b/a AEX Group





Plaintiff delivery drivers Ever Bedoya, Diego Gonzalez, and Manuel Decastro (collectively, “the Drivers”) filed a putative class action against Defendant American Eagle Express, Inc., (“AEX”), alleging that AEX misclassified them as independent contractors when they are actually

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Tara J. Roy v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC



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This case raises important issues
about employer liability for a hostile work enviro

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United States of America v. Huawei Device Co., Ltd. and Huawei Device Co. USA





Chinese Telecommunications Device Manufacturer and its U.S. Affiliate Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets, Wire Fraud, and Obstruction Of Justice
Huawei Corporate Entities Conspired to Steal Trade Secret Technology and Offered Bonus to Workers who Stole

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