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New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects Summary Judgment for Hospital in Terminating Disabled Employee

New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects Summary Judgment for Hospital in Terminating Disabled Employee

Workers’ compensation claims often lead to complex disability discrimination law suits, and the recent New Jersey Supreme Court case of Grande v. Saint Clare’s Health System (A-67-15) (July 12, 2017) provides a good example of this.   The case concerned the termination of a registered nurse by the hospital following a series of work-related injuries involving […]

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Court Dismisses Intentional Harm Law Suit Against Employer

Injured workers continue to attempt to sue their employers in civil court for bodily injury no matter how often our courts make clear that such suits are barred unless intentional harm can be proved. For every successful claimant who meets the intentional harm standard, there are thousands whose cases are dismissed on summary judgment.  Such […]

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