Workers’ Compensation
Return to Work Concerns With Injured Workers
Managing Member Alan G. Brackett and Associate Ava Wolf are co-authors of the “Attorney Analysis” column for Reuters Legal News. Their most recent article... More
COVID, Cajuns and Raw Oysters: A Tale of Business Interruption Insurance
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns, there has been a brewing and boiling conflict between business owners and their insurers. Did... More
Reimbursement Schedule for Surgical Implants Continues to Result in High Costs for Employers and Carriers in Louisiana Workers’ Compensation
The recent billing dispute case of McDonnell v. Renegade Oil Tools, Inc.,[1] shows once again how difficult it is for employers and carriers to... More
Combating Medical Fraud in Workers’ Compensation Claims
Managing Member Alan G. Brackett and Associate JoAnn Hymel are co-authors of the “Attorney Analysis” column for Reuters Legal News. Their most recent article,... More
Louisiana Doctor Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
On March 29, 2022, a Louisiana physician pled guilty to conspiring to violate multiple federal statutes in connection with a scheme to defraud both... More
Federal Fifth Circuit Affirms Finding of Statutory Employer Relationship Between Mill and Contractor Based on Express Language of Contract
Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a finding in favor of a local containerboard mill, that... More
Claimant’s Age, Experience, Education, and Ability to be Retrained Must be Considered Before Modifying Indemnity Benefits
In a recent Third Circuit workers’ compensation case, Guidroz v. Walmart Stores, Inc., the court ruled that a claimant’s age, experience, education, and ability... More
Employer Liability for ‘Take-Home’ COVID-19 Infections
Members Alan G. Brackett and Daniel P. Sullivan are co-writers for the “Attorney Analysis” column for Reuters Legal News. Their article, “Employer Liability for... More
Wrap-up: ABA TIPS Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Mid-Winter Conference
The ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Mid-Winter Conference was held on March 4-5 in New Orleans,... More
Fifth Circuit Declines to Sustain Exception of No Cause of Action in Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act Claim
Under the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act, suits in tort are typically barred under the Act’s exclusive remedy provision. However, in Jackson v. Jefferson Parish... More