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The Supreme Court of Maryland this week suspended a workers’ compensation attorney for effectively abandoning three of her clients.
Sara Mohamed Samy El-Shall was admitted to the Maryland Bar in June 2013. El-Shall maintained an office in Baltimore, and her area of practice was workers’ compensation.
In November 2022, Stacey Wisniewski retained El-Shall after terminating her prior attorney due to communication concerns.
El-Shall… Read more »
The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a child’s civil suit against various defendants who participated in a well-drilling project that resulted in the death of his father.
Case: Garciduenas v. Matrix New World Engineering Inc., No. 1 CA-CV 25-0212, 07/23/2026, unpublished.
Facts: In 2017, the Maricopa Mountain Domestic Water Improvement District hired… Read more »
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker had suffered a work-related aggravation of a preexisting condition that had resolved.
Case: Sewell v. United Parcel Service (WCAB), No. 1086 C.D. 2022 and 1087 C.D. 2022, 07/24/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Alvin Sewell suffered an injury to his foot as… Read more »News: WEST
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a Labor Law claim for a worker who was struck by a falling grate.
Case: Hippert v. J. Rettenmaier USA LP, No. 478 CA 25-01336, 07/24/2026, published.
Facts: Robert F. Hippert suffered injuries while working on a construction project when a steel grate fell 5 to 5 feet from a catwalk and struck him.
At the time the grate fell,… Read more »
Healthcare and social assistance are the "center of gravity for workplace violence," the National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a new analysis.
The share of days away from work due to assault doubled to 9.6% in 2019 from 4.8% in 2011. While the share fell during the pandemic, NCCI said that was the result of a surge in COVID-19… Read more »The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California posted its latest compendium of premium, exposure and loss information based on unit statistical report data.
The bureau's interactive statistics analysis is a spreadsheet that allows users to search loss, exposure and premium information, and to filter results by claim status, claim type and… Read more »
New Jersey officials announced a $2.775 million settlement with a trucking company accused of misclassifying hundreds of drivers as independent contractors.
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and Kevin D. Jarvis, acting commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development,… Read more »
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced several updates regarding its organizational structure and leadership, including the launch of a new program area.
The division said its new AI Innovation and Integration unit will focus on the responsible use of artificial intelligence to modernize processes and reduce administrative burdens. The unit will… Read more »
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