- 05
- Nov
- 2008
ELECTION RESULTS
As of Wednesday morning with 94 percent of the precincts reporting, the most expensive Supreme Court race in the nation was neck and neck. Greg Shaw, a Republican, edged his Democ…
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- Nov
- 2008
METHOD FOR AWW CALCULATION IS MANDATORY
Ex parte Dolgencorp, Inc., --- So.2d ----, 2008 WL 4757045 (Ala. 2008): In this October 31, 2008 opinion, the Alabama Supreme Court held that the second method for calculating the…
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- Nov
- 2008
PAIN EXCEPTION TO SCHEDULE
Gold Kist, Inc. v. Porter --- So.2d ----, 2008 WL 4757112 (Ala.Civ.App. 2008): In this opinion released on October 31, 2008, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the trial …
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- Nov
- 2008
SECOND INJURY CONSIDERED CONTINUATION OF OLD INJURY
Hokes Bluff Welding and Fabrication v. Cox --- So.2d ----, 2008 WL 4757149 (Ala.Civ.App. 2008): On October 31, 2008, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released this opinion in wh…
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- Oct
- 2008
RICO AS ALTERNATIVE TO OUTRAGE
Brown v. Cassens Transport Co., et al., 6th Cir. 2008: On October 23, 2008, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals released its decision in Brown v. Cassens Transport Co., et al., 6th C…
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- Oct
- 2008
RACIALLY MOTIVATED ATTACK DEEMED NOT COMPENSABLE
Ex parte N.J.J., --- So.2d ----, 2008 WL 4687088 (Ala. 2008): In this opinion released on October 24, 2008, the employee sustained physical and psychological injury when she was p…
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- Oct
- 2008
ALTERED GAIT LEADS TO REMOVAL FROM SCHEDULE AND P and T AWARD
Norandal U.S.A., Inc. v. Graben, --- So.2d ----, 2008 WL 4603456 (Ala.Civ.App. 2008): In this case decided on October 17, 2008, the employer appealed from a judgment awarding the …
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- Oct
- 2008
NO EVIDENCE OF PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT OR VOCATIONAL LOSS
Hendricks v. KW Plastics, Inc., --- So.2d ----, 2008 WL 4531577 (Ala.Civ.App. 2008): An employee took his workers' compensation case to trial without the benefit of an attorney. …
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- Oct
- 2008
FUTURE MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR RIGHT KNEE ARE SPECIFICALLY CLOSED IN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ... OR ARE THEY???
Matthew's Masonry Co. v. Aldridge, --- So.2d ----, 2008 WL 4445185 (Ala.Civ.App. 2008): On December 12, 2000, the employer settled with the employee and closed everything except f…
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- Sep
- 2008
CO-EMPLOYEE HELD IMMUNE FROM LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENT/WANTON CONDUCT
Brunson v. Lucas, --- So.2d ----, 2008 WL 4093793 (Ala.Civ.App. 2008): An employee who had received workers' compensation benefits for injuries received when he was hit by a motor…
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- Sep
- 2008
ATTACK ON THE $220 CAP
Alabama Code §25-5-68 caps recovery of permanent partial disability benefits ("PPD") to injured workers to a maximum of $220 per week. Under Alabama’s workers’ compensation laws, …
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- Sep
- 2008
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