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Gowden v. State Employees' Retirement Board - 6/10/2005
This case raises an issue of first impression concerning the interplay between two statutory provisions, one in the State Employees' Retirement Code (Retirement Code), and the other in the Worker's Compensation Act (Act). Claimant...
Tennessee Insurance Guaranty Association v. Centre Insurance Co. - 6/10/2005
Prior to December 18, 1998, Superior National Insurance Group, Inc. was the parent corporation to several wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Commercial Compensation Insurance Company, Superior National Insurance Company and...
Funk v. Travelers Indemnity Co. - 6/9/2005
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
David Dewayne Funk was forty-seven (46) years of age at the time of trial, had a GED diploma, had no special skills or training and had generally performed basic labor when he has worked. Mr. Funk began...
Sympson v. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board - 6/9/2005
Appellant Georgia Kaye Sympson ("Sympson") filed suit in the 342nd District Court against Appellee Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board ("DFW") for unlawful discriminatory employment practices. DFW filed a plea to the...
City of Houston v. Fletcher - 6/9/2005
Juanita Fletcher brought this action against her former employer, the City of Houston, and her former supervisor, Susan McMillian. Fletcher asserted age discrimination claims against the City under the Texas Commission on Human...
Santillan v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. - 6/9/2005
This is an appeal from the trial court's granting of a "no evidence" summary judgment against Appellant. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Appellant has appealed from the...
Pardue v. Center City Consortium Schools of the Archdiocese of Washington - 6/9/2005
Argued May 12, 2005
Before FARRELL and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges, and MOTLEY, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Appellant Kathleen Pardue ("Pardue" or "appellant") sued the Archdiocese of...
Sunderland v. Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Support Co. - 6/9/2005
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
INTRODUCTION
In this appeal we discuss the differing purposes of the workers' compensation law and the respondeat superior doctrine of vicarious employer liability. We hold that the "commercial...
Power Peo - 6/9/2005
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
American Tissue Corp. v. Workers ' Compensation Appeals Board - 6/9/2005
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Coachella Valley Mosquito v. California Public Employment Relations Board - 6/9/2005
The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Gov. Code, §§ 3500-3511; hereafter the MMBA) governs collective bargaining and employer-employee relations for most California local public entities, including cities, counties, and special districts....
Parker v. Harp's Food Store - 6/8/2005
NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION
Appellant, Marion Reba Parker, appeals from the Garland County Circuit Court's entry of summary judgment in favor of appellee, Harp's Food Store, Inc. ("Harp's"). Ms. Parker has two points on...
Wright v. Florida Workers ' Compensation Guaranty - 6/8/2005
AFFIRMED.
ALLEN, VAN NORTWICK AND BROWNING, JJ., CONCUR. ...
Collier Stone Co v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review - 6/7/2005
Submitted: March 18, 2005
BEFORE: HONORABLE BERNARD L. McGINLEY, Judge, HONORABLE RENÉE COHN JUBELIRER, Judge, HONORABLE JOSEPH F. McCLOSKEY, Senior Judge.
Collier Stone Company (Employer) petitions the Court for review of...
Oliphint v. Richards - 6/7/2005
This is a defamation case arising out of a negative employment reference given by appellees, Scott M. Richards and Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., to a private investigator hired by appellant, Barry A. Oliphint. The trial court...
Virginia Linen Service v. Wise - 6/7/2005
Virginia Linen Service and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, appellants, contend the Workers' Compensation Commission erred in finding: (1) Virginia Code § 65.2-306 did not bar claimant's recovery; (2) claimant's injury and death...
Commonwealth - 6/7/2005
The Department of Professional Regulation's Real Estate Board imposed sanctions on real estate agents Jamie W. Lancaster and Christina L. Lancaster for three violations that occurred during their representations of Alice Mann in real...
City of Mary Esther v. McArtor - 6/7/2005
The dispute in this case arose from a determination by the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) that the City of Mary Esther and the workers' compensation carrier it employed before October 1, 2000, Florida League of Cities, Inc....
In re Termination of Parental Rights to Kedar K. - 6/7/2005
Emanuel G. appeals from an order terminating his parental rights to Kedar K. He does not challenge the jury's finding that there were grounds to terminate his parental rights, or the trial court's decision to terminate his parental...
Bass v. Isochem - 6/6/2005
Heard May 11, 2005
AFFIRMED IN RESULT AND REMANDED
In this Workers' Compensation case, the employer, Isochem Colors, Inc., appeals the circuit court's order reversing the denial of benefits to Teresa A. Bass by the...
[W] Bowman v. State Roofing Co. - 6/6/2005
Heard February 2, 2005
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED
Claimants Bowman and Gainey commenced these workers' compensation claims alleging on-the-job injuries sustained on June 3 and September 15, 1998, while working for respondent...
Smith v. Thermo Information Solutions Inc. - 6/6/2005
Submitted May 1, 2005
AFFIRMED
In this workers' compensation case, the single commissioner found that Gary Smith suffered a brain injury as a result of a work-related accident and awarded total disability benefits. The...
County of Allegheny v. Workers ' Compensation Appeal Board - 6/6/2005
Submitted: February 18, 2005
BEFORE: HONORABLE ROCHELLE S. FRIEDMAN, Judge, HONORABLE MARY HANNAH LEAVITT, Judge, HONORABLE JIM FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.
The County of Allegheny (John J. Kane Center-Ross) (Employer),...
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh - 6/6/2005
Submitted: April 20, 2005
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and NOBLE, Vice Chancellor, constituting the Court en Banc.
Upon appeal from the Superior Court. AFFIRMED.
This is an appeal from a final...
Tunney v. Siebel Systems - 6/6/2005
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Masterbrand Cabinets - 6/3/2005
This appeal involves a challenge to a judgment entered against Masterbrand Cabinets, Inc., and in favor of Drucilla Johnson, awarding workers' compensation benefits to Johnson for a permanent and total disability based on debilitating...
Williams v. County of Los Angeles - 6/3/2005
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Kells v. Town of Lincoln - 6/3/2005
Does the charter of the Town of Lincoln permit the town administrator to terminate, without a hearing or just cause, the employment of the Lincoln chief of police? What is the proper process, pursuant to the charter, for removing the...
Wilhoit v. Wal-Mart Distribution Center - 6/3/2005
Facts
Theodore Carl Wilhoit, age 32, is married with a five-year old son. He left school in the 12th grade and received no formal education or training after that time. He has only been employed at manual labor and has no...
Kuchta v. Workers ' Compensation Appeal Board - 6/2/2005
Anna Kuchta, appearing pro se, petitions this court for review of a Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) order that affirmed the decision of a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) adopting the compromise and release agreement...
Dillard v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado - 6/2/2005
ORDER AFFIRMED
Loeb and Russel, JJ., concur
Debra Dillard (claimant) seeks review of a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) determining that her claim for temporary and permanent partial disability...
Trans-Vaughn Development Corp. v. Cummings - 6/2/2005
BLACKBURN, P. J., MILLER and BERNES, JJ.
Defendant Trans-Vaughn Development Corporation appeals from the trial court's order denying its motion for summary judgment. Trans- Vaughn contends the trial court erred in denying its...
Deer v. City of Prescott - 6/1/2005
NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION
Richard Deer appeals the decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission ("Commission") affirming the decision of the Administrative Law Judge and finding that Deer failed to prove by a...
Smith v. Howard County Children's Center - 6/1/2005
NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION
Appellant Tammy Smith brings this appeal from the October 25, 2004 decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission (Commission) affirming and adopting the administrative law judge's (ALJ) decision...
Crawford County - 6/1/2005
This is a wrongful-termination case. Appellant Crawford County, Arkansas (County), appeals from a jury verdict in favor of appellee Dottie Jones for breach of contract. Jones cross-appeals from the trial court's granting of the...
Lane v. Trane Unitary Products - 6/1/2005
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Sarah Lane was 39 years of age at the time of the trial, married with three children of her own and three step-children. She completed the ninth grade in school and obtained a General Equivalency Diploma...
Huke v. Trinity Industries - 6/1/2005
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Ruth D. Huke, was twenty-seven years of age at the time of the trial and the mother of three children. She was injured April 3, 2001, while performing her job as a welder, when she was struck by an metal...
Nelson County Schools v. Woodson - 5/31/2005
Appellants Nelson County Schools and CompManagement, Inc. (collectively, "employer") appeal from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission awarding medical benefits to appellee Brenda Ann Woodson ("Woodson") pursuant to Code...
McGill v. Auburn Adventist Academy - 5/31/2005
James McGill was severely injured when an electric kitchen appliance shocked him while he was working in a home economics classroom at his boarding school, the Auburn Adventist Academy (Academy). McGill and his parents sued the...
Scott v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp. - 5/31/2005
Roy Hueston Scott, Jr. (claimant) appeals a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission finding no evidence that Consolidated Coin Caterers Corporation and its insurer engaged in unlawful medical management of claimant's case....
Trop v. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. - 5/31/2005
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff and appellant Anne Trop was terminated from her position at Tall Trees Productions as an assistant for movie producer and director Betty Thomas. Trop, who was pregnant at the...
Payne v. Anaheim Memorial Medical Center - 5/31/2005
The doctrine requiring exhaustion of internal remedies before resort to the courts is sound and wise - where such remedies are adequate. Sometimes, however, they are not. Where, as here, the "internal remedies" included no...
Sabiron v. Gregory - 5/31/2005
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule...
Robertson v. Cardi Corp. - 5/31/2005
DECISION OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION
This matter is before the Appellate Division on the appeal of the petitioner/employee from the denial of his original petition for workers' compensation benefits in which he alleges that he was...
Maroney v. Flemington Corp. - 5/31/2005
DECISION OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION
This matter comes before the Appellate Division upon the appeal of the petitioner/employee from the decision and decree of the trial judge entered on November 26, 2004.
This is an...
Gallo v. J-D Leasing & Hauling - 5/31/2005
DECISION OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION
This matter is before the Appellate Division on the petitioner/employee's appeal from the decision and decree of the trial judge in which it was found that the employee was disabled from August...
Autocenter Enterprises v. Loomis - 5/31/2005
DECISION OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION
This matter came on to be heard before the Appellate Division upon an appeal of the petitioner/employer from a decision and decree of the trial judge that was entered on August 10, 2004. The...
Helmer v. Isuzu - 5/27/2005
Plaintiff Kevin Helmer filed suit against defendants Bingham Toyota Isuzu and Bob Clark, his former employer and supervisor, for promissory fraud. He alleges that he was fraudulently induced to leave a prior job due to false promises...
Larson v. Cooper - 5/27/2005
No. 5897
Before: Fabe, Chief Justice, Matthews, Eastaugh, Bryner, and Carpeneti, Justices.
I. INTRODUCTION
Loren J. Larson, Jr., a state prisoner, appeals the superior court's summary judgment order dismissing his...
Gunn v. Mariners Church - 5/27/2005
Mariners Church, Inc., fired Robert Gunn, its "worship director," upon discovery Gunn was a homosexual. Shortly thereafter, a senior pastor, executive pastor, and members of the board of elders (hereafter sometimes called the...
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