In Noga v. Minnesota Vikings Football Club, the Minnesota Supreme Court determined former defensive lineman, Alapati “Al” Noga, did not timely bring a claim for a head injury against the Vikings and reversed an award of permanent and total...
The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals and concluded that the statutory language providing that PTSD is covered by the Workers’ Compensation Act does nothing more than require that a diagnosis of PTSD in a...
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently concluded that the “due date” for underpaid compensation benefits is the date of each underpayment, and interest on those underpayment benefits accrues at the statutory rate in effect at the time the payment was...
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently clarified when an employer may assert a workers’ compensation medical treatment parameters defense to a claim for medical benefits. The Court concluded the ban on applying the treatment parameters applies only when an employer...
The Minnesota Supreme Court held that the exclusivity provision of the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Act does not bar claims for disability discrimination brought under the Minnesota Human Rights Act. In Keith Daniel v. City of Minneapolis, Daniel, a firefighter...
The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals and held that an employee’s claim for temporary total disability benefits cannot be offset by benefits paid for the same period of disability under the...
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently affirmed, without opinion, a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals in which the WCCA concluded an employee’s fall while descending a flight of stairs was compensable because the stairs themselves presented an...
The Minnesota Supreme Court recognized that an award of reasonable fees should adequately compensate the employee’s attorney for the representation provided, recognizing the attorney’s obligation to be appropriately prepared to address alternative theories. Hufnagel filed a workers’ compensation claim...
The Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals recently reversed a compensation judge’s determination that an employer and insurer were entitled to offset temporary total disability benefits by the short-term disability benefits paid to the employee. In Claude Bruton v....
Attorneys Cynthia Thurston and Scott Stoneking participated in this innovative workers’ compensation conference held annually in Chicago. The CLM Business Insurance Workers Compensation Conference brings together industry leaders from risk management, insurance, and litigation specialists. Cynthia and Scott attended sessions...
