Recent Posts in Workers' Compensation Category
Posted on Nov 12, 2015 By Stephen F. Thompson, Jr., Attorney at Law
The Risks of Neck Injuries in the Workplace It is estimated that the average American spends around 2,000 hours a year at their place of work, often performing the same tasks countless times over. If ...
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Posted on Oct 12, 2015 By Stephen F. Thompson, Attorney at Law
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama June 26, 2015 Plaintiff filed a claim for benefits pursuant to the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, resulting from an injury to his thoracic spine. Plaintiff ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2015 By Jeremy Buck
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama July 24, 2015 Plaintiff filed a claim for benefits under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, and also included a separate claim for retaliatory discharge. ...
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Posted on Sep 28, 2015 By Stephen F. Thompson, Jr., Attorney at Law
BILLINGSLY v. CITY OF GADSDEN No. 2130863 Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama July 24, 2015 Plaintiff was employed with the City of Gadsden and was injured in an automobile accident while she was acting ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2015 By Stephen F. Thompson, Jr., Attorney at Law
EX PARTE WARD INTERNATIONAL, Ala: Court of Civil Appeals 2015 In re: Wesley Shows v. Ward International September 11, 2015 Plaintiff suffered a work-related back injury subject to the Alabama ...
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Posted on Mar 27, 2014 By Birmingham Workers Comp Attorney
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama December 31, 2013 In an unanimous decision, the Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama affirmed the trial court's ruling dismissing a third party claim brought by an ...
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Posted on Mar 24, 2014 By Birmingham Workers Comp Attorney
Ala. Code §25-5-11.1 No employee shall be terminated by an employer solely because the employee has instituted or maintained any action against the employer to recover workers' compensation ...
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Posted on Feb 20, 2014 By Birmingham Workers Comp Attorney
SouthernCare Inc. v. Margaret Cowart Alabama Court of Civil Appeals December 20, 2013 In a unanimous decision, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part the trial ...
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Posted on Dec 2, 2013 By Birmingham Workers Comp Lawyer
DuBose Construction Company v. James Simmons Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama October 25, 2013 The Court of Civil Appeals reversed a trial award of permanent partial disability benefits, pursuant to ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2013 By Birmingham Workers Comp Lawyer
Carolyn Malone v. Steelchase, Inc. Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama September 20, 2013 After suffering a work-related injury to her lower back, Carolyn Malone returned to work at Steelchase earning ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2013 By Birmingham Workers Comp Attorney
Ex parte Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Alabama Supreme Court, September 27, 2013 (In re: Jason Jackson, et al v. Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., et al.) The Alabama Supreme Court reversed a trial ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2013 By Birmingham Workers Compensation Lawyer
The Alabama Workers' Compensation Act is designed, in part, to streamline the process involved in injured workers' making claims for benefits. The dollar amount of compensation due to injured ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2012 By Stephen Thompson
The Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act is an Alabama law that controls the way most on the job injuries are handled. If you work for an employer and you suffer a work related injury in Alabama, ...
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