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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
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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