On September 6, 2011, The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment in a sexual harassment case. Stayner […]
On September 7, 2011, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Tennessee district court’s holding that an employer was justified in firing an employee for […]
The Ohio Supreme Court recently strengthened the defense of voluntary abandonment in the area of workers’ compensation temporary total disability benefits. State ex rel. Lackey v. Indus. […]
On August 8, 2011, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Michigan district court’s holding that a subcontractor breached its obligation to indemnify a general […]
On July 5th, 2011, Charles D. Smith & Associates officially opened its offices in the Chase Tower in Downtown Columbus. Located directly across from the Ohio […]
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is typically associated with organized crime. However, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the wrongful […]
Sometimes the most tedious tasks in managing a workers’ compensation claim can have the most significant impact on your liability. It used to be widely accepted […]
