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How Have Defendants Fared in Workers Compensation Cases Since 1990 (Part 4 of 4)

By Kirk Jenkins on May 17, 2019
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

The Court has decided only three workers compensation cases since 2013 – two in 2015 and one in 2018.

Two of the Supreme Court’s three workers compensation cases were won by defendants at the Court of Appeal.

The two defendants who had won their cases at the Court of Appeal evenly split at the Supreme …

How Have Defendants Fared in Workers Compensation Cases Since 1990 (Part 3 of 4)

By Kirk Jenkins on May 16, 2019
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

The Court decided six workers compensation cases from 2006 to 2013 – two in 2007, one each in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

The Court’s light workers compensation docket consisted of four cases won by the plaintiffs below and only two involving defendants’ wins for these years.

Defendants who won Workers Compensation cases below won …

How Have Defendants Fared in Workers Compensation Cases Since 1990 (Part 2 of 4)

By Kirk Jenkins on May 10, 2019
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

Today, we’re continuing our review of the Supreme Court’s workers comp cases, turning our attention to the cases decided between 1998 and 2005.

In all, the Court decided exactly the same number of cases 1998-2005 that it had 1990-1997: fourteen.  The Court decided three cases in 1998, one in 1999, two in 2000, six in …

How Have Defendants Fared in Workers Compensation Cases Since 1990?

By Kirk Jenkins on May 10, 2019
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

As we continue our issue-by-issue examination of the Court’s voting patterns in various areas of law, this week and next we’re addressing the Court’s workers compensation decisions.

Between 1990 and 1997, the Court decided fourteen workers compensation cases in all – one in 1990, two each in 1991 and 1992, five in 1993, none in …

How Has the Court Decided Workers Compensation Cases Since 1991?

By Kirk Jenkins on September 23, 2018
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

Last time, we began our review of the Court’s workers compensation cases on the civil side, and cases involving the elements of violent crimes on the criminal side.  In the next two posts, we’re taking a closer look at those two areas of law.  Since 1991, the Court has heard slightly more employer wins from…

How Many Workers Compensation Cases Has the Court Decided a Year?

By Kirk Jenkins on September 13, 2018
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

For the past two weeks, we’ve been taking a close look at the Court’s domestic relations and juvenile justice cases.  This week and next, we’re turning our attention to two new areas of law: workers compensation on the civil side, and on the criminal docket, cases involving the elements of violent crimes.  Between 1991 and…

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