A workers' compensation claimant's obligation to reimburse amounts received from a personal injury settlement does not encompass compensation received for pain and suffering, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment. The claimant received workers' compensation benefits after he was injured at a jobsite by a crane operated by a third party.
TWo White captains, John Tohill and Chris Burton sued the city at about the same time [Tennie Pierce] filed his lawsuit, charging that treatment and disciplinary action they endured, as a result of the Pierce incident, where a Latino firefighter had actually placed the dog food in Pierce's food, caused them past and future pain an suffering and lost earnings. When the Los Angeles Sentinel contacted Pierce to get his reaction to the settlement, he said. "I have no comment about it. It is wrong but they won in court. Basically," he added when asked to give an overview of the nature of their complaint, "they said that the Latino who actually placed the dog food in my plate received less punishment than they did and that was unfair." Apparently the 12-member jury agreed and this most recent...
... Government is not liable for losses such as pain and suffering. Respondent subsequently instituted ... for its FECA payments out of the settlement, asserting that it was entitled to reimbursement p...
Damages awarded to an age discrimination plaintiff for "severe emotional distress" are not excludable from gross income, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled. The plaintiff was laid off as part of a workforce reduction. His supervisor told him that he was selected for termination on the basis of his age and pay. He filed an age discrimination lawsuit, which settled for $120,000. The settlement included $44,250 in lost wages and $75,750 for emotional damages and pain and suffering.
Two Salt Lake County residents have been sentenced in federal court for their part in an insurance fraud that netted more than $70,000. Mele Vi and Siosi Tualanga were indicted and arrested on charges of communications fraud and identity theft in November against Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Vi used the personal information of Melanie Kaivelata and Tualanga filed a claim against Kaivelata's homeowners policy. Tualanga claimed that Kaivelata's dog entered Tualanga's yard and knocked her off her ladder, causing $72,000 worth of pain and suffering. Vi and Tualanga received a settlement check, which they cashed at Check City, and split the proceeds.
The parents of an infant who died at an in-home child care settled their claims against the provider for $100,000, their attorney said. Cherie Kohensky's insurer, State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., made the payment to Jody and Eugene Haggard, said the Haggards' attorney, William K. Meehan, of the Meehan Law Firm in St. Louis.
... argued the Haggards endured significant pain and suffering. $100,000 settlement. Wrongful death...
By Tim Hrenchir The Capital-Journal
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against SMG, t...; loss of earnings and earning capacity; and pain, suffering and mental anguish. District Judge Davi...
... a judgment against (or enters into a settlement agreement with) the tortfeasor? Under such circums... and developmental injuries, lost wages, pain and suffering, and future medical expenses startin...
IOWA CITY - Dozens of people sickened last year after eating salmonella-tainted eggs will receive compensation, including six- figure checks for two children, in the first wave of legal settlements with the Iowa egg producer blamed in the outbreak, attorneys in the case have told The Associated Press. Wright County Egg, owned by egg magnate Jack DeCoster, reached financial settlements with roughly 40 salmonella victims during a Sept. 14 mediation conference in Minneapolis, both sides confirmed. The financial payouts are coming from Selective Insurance, the company's insurer.
... shivering and holding his right leg in pain. The boy had to spend a week in the hospital becau..., and money for the child's pain and suffering that won't be available until they turn 18. The se...
... a judgment against (or enters into a settlement agreement with) the tortfeasor? Under such circums... and developmental injuries, lost wages, pain and suffering, and future medical expenses startin...
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