Leslie C. Nixon's Legal Cases (4)

Workers compensation

Kelly

Mar 20, 2015

OUTCOME: Won after Supreme Court appeal

Employee lost a leg after falling asleep in company truck on the way back to the shop. Claim was denied on the basis that he was not in the course of his employment

Employment and labor

Confidential

Jan 01, 2014

OUTCOME: Settled for monetary compensation and administrative reinstatement, allowing him to qualify for retirement benefits

police officer was forced to resign because he had asked for a meeting to discuss hostile working conditions.

Nursing home abuse and neglect

Confidential

Jan 01, 2013

OUTCOME: Settled for monetary compensation

Nursing home patient lost his leg as a result of osteomyelitis which developed from a pressure sore, and eventually died despite wife's efforts to care for him at home

Defective and dangerous products

Warren

Jan 01, 2003

OUTCOME: Settled for monetary compensation

Employee of marina was testing a new high-speed boat, took it into a turn, and he was ejected. As he tried to get back onto the boat, he was caught in the propellers and killed, leaving a wife and chil ... d. Investigation revealed that the boat had been put on the market without adequate safety testing, and that the defective design had resulted in other injuries, causing the boat to be taken off the market

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