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Frog - 10/27/2005
The Frog, Switch & Manufacturing Company (Employer) appeals an order of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (Commission) finding that Employer retaliated against Wilmer Baker (Complainant) for participating in Commission...
Daniels v. Bi-Lo - 10/27/2005
Submitted October 1, 2005
AFFIRMED
Geraldine Daniels applied for workers' compensation benefits alleging a change in physical condition. The single commissioner, commission, and circuit court found Daniels sustained a...
Celanese Ltd. v. Skrabanek - 10/27/2005
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Hinojosa and Rodriguez
Memorandum Opinion
This appeal arises from a suit for damages under the anti-retaliation provision of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. See TEX. LAB. CODE...
Piazza v. Cinemark - 10/27/2005
This is an appeal from a take-nothing summary judgment in an employment discrimination case filed pursuant to TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. ch. 21 (Vernon 1996 & Supp. 2004 - 2005). Steven Piazza sued his former employer, Cinemark, USA,...
Rodriguez v. Sinclair Contractors - 10/27/2005
Emilio Rodriguez ("Rodriguez"), individually and as next friend of minors, Alejandro Rodriguez, Mario Rodriguez, Amy Rodriguez, Alyssa Rodriguez, Adam Rodriguez, and Amadee Rodriguez, appeals from the trial court's grant of summary...
Wilson v. Labor Commission - 10/27/2005
MEMORANDUM DECISION
(Not For Official Publication)
Original Proceeding in this Court
Before Judges Billings, Bench, and Greenwood.
Susan D. Wilson petitions this court for review of the Labor Commission's...
State ex rel Sears Roebuck & Co. v. Campos - 10/27/2005
(REGULAR CALENDAR)
DECISION
IN MANDAMUS ON OBJECTIONS TO THE MAGISTRATE'S DECISION
{ } Relator, Sears Roebuck & Co. ("Sears"), has filed this original action requesting that this court issue a writ of mandamus...
Davis v. State - 10/27/2005
OPINION DENYING APPLICATION FOR POST-CONVICTION RELIEF, MOTION FOR DISCOVERY AND REQUEST FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING
Brian Darrell Davis, Petitioner, was convicted by jury of First Degree Murder and First Degree Rape in the...
Sherwin v. Workers ' Compensation Appeal Board - 10/26/2005
Jamie L. Sherwin (Claimant) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that denied Claimant's petition to reinstate compensation benefits. In doing so, the Board affirmed the decision of...
Boatman v. Workers ' Compensation Appeal Board - 10/26/2005
Christine Boatman (Boatman) petitions for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming Workers' Compensation Judge Christina Tarantelli's (WCJ Tarantelli, WCJ) denial of Boatman's claim petition. We...
Skyler v. Workers ' Compensation Appeal Board - 10/26/2005
Robert Skyler (Claimant) was employed as a food service technician by Pepsi Cola (Employer) when he suffered a work-related injury in the nature of a lumbosacral sprain on April 27, 1988. Claimant has not returned to work since his...
Mid-Seven Transportation Co. v. Coffey - 10/26/2005
Mid-Seven Transportation Company and Charles Coffey appeal after the district court affirmed the agency decision that Coffey was entitled to workers' compensation benefits. AFFIRMED.
Heard by Sackett, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and...
Swanner v. Haworth - 10/26/2005
NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION
Kathy Swanner, pro se, appeals from the Workers' Compensation Commission's decision to deny her claim for benefits. On appeal, Swanner argues that there is insufficient evidence to support the...
Jefferson v. Pediatric Specialty Care - 10/26/2005
NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION
On June 17, 2004, the Workers' Compensation Commission ("Commission") affirmed and adopted the decision of the administrative law judge ("ALJ") that appellant Robert E. Jefferson had failed to prove...
Bell v. Ideal Construction Co. - 10/26/2005
NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION
The appellant in this workers' compensation case sustained an admittedly-compensable neck fracture when he was struck by an automobile while employed as a flagman by appellee. He filed a claim...
Davila v. Nickell - 10/26/2005
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...
Chew v. International Norcent Technology - 10/26/2005
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...
Martha V. v. Superior Court of Fresno County - 10/26/2005
THE COURT
Petitioner seeks an extraordinary writ (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 38) to vacate the orders of the juvenile court terminating reunification services and setting a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 hearing as...
Woolsey v. Delta Disposals - 10/26/2005
Before BROWN, GASKINS and MOORE, JJ.
Malcom and Crystal Woolsey appeal from a judgment dismissing their lawsuit against Mr. Woolsey's former employer, Delta Disposals, L.L.C. The trial court concluded that the employer was...
Razmus v. Michigan State Police - 10/25/2005
UNPUBLISHED
Before: Bandstra, P.J., and Neff and Donofrio, JJ.
Plaintiff, Shirley J. Razmus, appeals as of right from a grant of summary disposition entered in favor of defendant, Michigan State Police (MSP). On appeal,...
In re Taylor - 10/25/2005
UNPUBLISHED
Before: Gage, P.J., and Hoekstra and Murray, JJ.
MEMORANDUM
Respondent appeals as of right from the order terminating his parental rights pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i) and (g). We affirm. ...
State v. Heintz - 10/25/2005
In this appeal from an order for restitution resulting from a conviction of third-degree assault, appellant argues that the district court abused its discretion by ordering appellant to pay restitution to the assault victim for...
Kowalzyk v. Bornhorst - 10/25/2005
Appellant challenges the district court's denial of his motion for termination of spousal maintenance, arguing that his early retirement constituted a substantial change in circumstances requiring that spousal maintenance be...
McGee v. State - 10/25/2005
NATURE OF THE CASE: CRIMINAL - FELONY
DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED FOR NEW TRIAL: 10/25/2005
BEFORE LEE, P.J., GRIFFIS AND ISHEE, JJ.
. Jerry McGee was convicted of two counts of...
Morris Newspaper Corp. v. Allen - 10/25/2005
NATURE OF THE CASE: CIVIL - OTHER
DISPOSITION: REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART ON DIRECT APPEAL AND AFFIRMED ON CROSS-APPEAL - 10/12/2004
MOTION FOR REHEARING FILED: 10/25/2004 - GRANTED; AFFIRMED - 10/25/2005
MODIFIED...
Smith v. Durant Electric Corp. - 10/25/2005
NATURE OF THE CASE: CIVIL - WORKERS' COMPENSATION
DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED-10/25/2005
BEFORE LEE, P.J., GRIFFIS AND ISHEE, JJ.
. Sharron Smith appeals the decision of the Holmes County Circuit Court affirming the...
Quigg v. Montana State Fund - 10/25/2005
Submitted on Briefs: September 21, 2005
Pursuant to Section I, Paragraph 3(c), Montana Supreme Court 1996 Internal Operating Rules, the following decision shall not be cited as precedent. It shall be filed as a public document...
Patterson v. Verizon Wireless - 10/25/2005
Submitted on Briefs: May 3, 2005
Appellant John B. Patterson (Patterson) appeals from the order of Montana's Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, granting summary judgment in favor of Respondent Verizon Wireless. We...
Murken v. Solv-Ex Corp. - 10/25/2005
A securities fraud class action was filed against Solv-Ex Corporation (Solv-Ex), two of its executives (John S. Rendall and W. Jack Butler), and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, Inc. (DMG) on October 29, 1996, after the value of Solv-Ex...
Cendant Corp. v. Commissioner of Labor - 10/25/2005
In this appeal, we are asked to determine the proper framework for analyzing a claim of interference with an employee's right to reinstatement under the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Law, General Statutes § 31-51kk et seq....
Manuel v. Amstaff - 10/25/2005
In this workers' compensation case, Laura Manuel, claimant, appeals a final order of the judge of compensation claims (JCC), arguing that the JCC erred in rejecting the opinion of an expert medical advisor (EMA) which had concluded...
Potter v. City of Ormond Beach - 10/25/2005
Claimant, Sabrina Potter, appeals an order of the judge of compensation claims ("JCC") denying her claim for impairment benefits for her ventricular ectopy pursuant to an eight percent impairment rating. Claimant first argues that the...
Orange County Fire Rescue v. Crowden - 10/25/2005
In this workers' compensation case, because there was no competent, substantial evidence that claimant sustained a work-related injury of any nature, we reverse the holdings that claimant is entitled to temporary total disability...
La Cruz v. Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Co. - 10/25/2005
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.
Tom, J.P., Andrias, Marlow, Sullivan,...
State ex rel Stettler v. Mid Atlantic Canners Association - 10/25/2005
(REGULAR CALENDAR)
DECISION
IN MANDAMUS
ON OBJECTIONS TO MAGISTRATE'S DECISION
{ } Relator, Douglas R. Stettler, commenced this original action requesting a writ of mandamus that orders respondent Industrial...
Fadden v. Workers ' Compensation Appeal Board - 10/25/2005
Michael Fadden (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) denying his claim petition against US Airways (Employer) under Section...
Zeledon v. GCR - 10/25/2005
Hugo Zeledon, appellant/claimant, appeals a decision by the Workers' Compensation Commission denying him benefits. Appellant claims the commission erred in finding:
(1) claimant willfully violated a known safety rule; and (2)...
Sosa v. Signature Series Construction - 10/25/2005
Jose Jesus Sosa appeals a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission (1) finding that he failed to prove he sustained an injury by accident arising out of his employment on November 14, 2003; and (2) allowing witness Diane...
Aherron v. Times Fiber Communications - 10/25/2005
Ronald Wayne Aherron (claimant) appeals a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission finding he failed to prove he made reasonable efforts to market his residual work capacity as of January 20, 2004 and continuing. On...
Lee School Board v. Coomer - 10/25/2005
Lee (County of) School Board and its insurer appeal a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission finding that Carol Jean Coomer proved she made reasonable efforts to market her residual work capacity beginning December 1, 2003....
Doughty v. Car Store and Peninsula Insurance Co. - 10/25/2005
Gerald Ricky Doughty, claimant, appeals the commission's opinion that found claimant's total disability ended on November 24, 2003. He contends the medical evidence does not support such a finding. For the reasons stated, we affirm...
Holzbauer v. Safeway Steel Products - 10/25/2005
Before Wedemeyer, P.J., Fine and Kessler, JJ.
The Board of School Directors of the Public Schools of the City of Milwaukee ("MPS") appeals from non-final orders of the trial court (1) granting summary judgment to Safeway Steel...
Wallace v. Workers ' Compensation Appeal Board - 10/24/2005
Joseph Wallace (Claimant) petitions for review of the June 9, 2005, order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), which affirmed the decision of the workers' compensation judge (WCJ) to grant the modification petition filed...
Brown v. Greenwood Mills - 10/24/2005
Heard October 12, 2005
AFFIRMED IN PART and REVERSED IN PART
The workers' compensation commission affirmed the order of the single commissioner awarding benefits to Edwin H. Brown (Brown) for an occupational lung disease,...
Cunningham v. Alexander's King Plaza - 10/24/2005
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.
BARRY A. COZIER, J.P., GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN,...
Donohue v. CJAM Associates - 10/24/2005
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.
HOWARD MILLER, J.P., FRED T. SANTUCCI, GLORIA...
Perron v. Hendrickson/Scalamandre/Posillico - 10/24/2005
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.
ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, J.P., BARRY A. COZIER,...
Rinke v. Bank of America - 10/21/2005
Reversed.
Before PIERRON, P.J., CAPLINGER., J, and BUKATY, S.J.
Peggy Rinke fell in the parking lot outside the building where she was employed by Bank of America. The Kansas Workers Compensation Board (Board) determined...
Meier v. Kroger - 10/21/2005
AFFIRMING
BEFORE: DYCHE AND SCHRODER, JUDGES; ROSENBLUM, SENIOR JUDGE.
Louis Meier petitions for review of an opinion of the Workers' Compensation Board which affirmed an Opinion and Award of the Administrative Law Judge...
United Auto Workers Local 1155 v. Fortenberry - 10/21/2005
United Auto Workers Local 1155 ("the employer") appeals from a judgment of the Walker Circuit Court awarding Larry Fortenberry ("the employee") permanent-total-disability benefits under the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act, Ala. Code...
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