Maryland Could Have Reduced Risk of Key Bridge Collapse: NTSB March 21, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is harshly criticizing Maryland officials for failing to conduct a risk assessment of the...
Employee Whiffs on Workers Compensation Claim for TopGolf Injury March 19, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson An employee who claims he injured his knee while swinging a club during an employer-sponsored TopGolf event has failed to...
Maryland Regulator Takes Action Against Erie Insurance Over Discrimination Claims March 14, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Maryland’s insurance regulator has announced actions to settle a long-running dispute with Erie Insurance Group over a report on the...
Virginia’s Top Court Rejects Amazon’s ‘Zig-Zag’ in Upholding Flex Drivers as Employees March 10, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The Virginia Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that Amazon Flex drivers are employees and not independent contractors while criticizing...
Update: Long Island Brush Fires Contained; 2 Firefighters Injured; Arson Probe Underway March 9, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Four brush fires that broke out over the weekend on Long Island are being investigated as possible arsons. The brush...
Frito-Lay Employee’s Injury in Hoops Tourney Ruled Out of Bounds for Workers Comp March 5, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A forklift driver for Frito-Lay who injured his achilles tendon playing in a company basketball game is not covered by...
No Time Limit on Adding Dependent to Open Workers Comp Claim: NH High Court March 4, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Adding a dependent to an open workers’ compensation death benefits claim does not constitute a separate claim, the New Hampshire...
County Trash Collector’s Workers’ Compensation Claim Thrown Out February 21, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson When the garbage truck stopped, the worker stepped down from the metal step on the back of the truck to...
Carnegie Mellon to Pay Students $4.8M for Shifting to Remote Classes During COVID February 20, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Carnegie Mellon University has agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle a class action brought on behalf of students whose...
Family of Man Killed in Copter-Plane Midair Collision Files $250 Million Claim February 19, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The family of a Connecticut man killed in the January 29 collision of an American Airlines plane with a military...