Workers’ comp report lists top appellate decisions over the past century

Boca Raton, FL — To help commemorate its 100th anniversary, the National Council on Compensation Insurance has published a list of the 10 most significant workers’ compensation appellate decisions since 1923.

The list, complied by Thomas A. Robinson, ordered by year:

• Odd-Lot Principle – Lee v. Minneapolis St. Ry. (1950)
• Mental-Mental Injuries/Conditions – Bailey v. American Gen. Ins. Co. (1955)
• Substantially Certain Rule as a Departure From “Pure Intent” – Mandolidis v. Elkins Industries, Inc. (1978)
• Injury vs. Occupational Disease – Booker v. Duke Medical Center (1979)
• Deceit by the Employer – Johns-Manville Products Corp. v. Contra Costa Superior Court (Rudkin) (1980)
• Actions by Spouses or Dependents – Snyder v. Michael’s Stores, Inc. (1997)
• Employee or Self-Employed Contractor? – Re/Max of New Jersey Inc. v. Wausau Insurance Cos. (2000)
• Compensation for Undocumented Workers – Correa v. Waymouth Farms, Inc. (2003)
• Reimbursing Employee for Medical Marijuana – Vialpando v. Ben’s Automotive Servs. (2014)
• Short-Lived Oklahoma Opt-Out Law – Vasquez v. Dillard’s, Inc. (2016)

“[Over 37 years], I have read – sometimes only skimmed – more than 60,000 appellate decisions from across the nation,” Robinson writes. “Reporting here on just a handful inevitably results in omitting some important decisions, and your list would assuredly be different from mine.”