The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits for a volunteer firefighter’s death from esophageal cancer.

Case: Upper Merion Township VFD v. Dolga

A New York appellate court ruled that the third-party defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the breach of contract

A New York appellate court ruled that the conflicting accounts of a worker’s alleged accident made summary judgment on his Labor Law claim inappropriate.

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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims and that the defendants should

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania said an employer could not raise a causation challenge in the proceedings related to a worker’s petition to reinstate benefits

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an expansion of a worker's description of her work injury and the continuation of her benefits.

Case: Merck Sharp