Case Details
- Nature of Suit
- 710 Labor: Fair Standards
- Status
- Unknown
- Procedural Posture
- motion to dismiss
- State
- New Jersey
- Circuit
- 3rd Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Outcome
The court reversed a nonsuit judgment and remanded the case to the jury, finding that the plaintiff presented sufficient evidence of a defective cant hook to warrant jury consideration of the employer's liability for the workplace injury.
Similar Rulings
Workers' compensation—Independent contractors and employees—Right to control manner or means of work—Some-evidence standard—Some evidence supported determination of Bureau of Workers' Compensation that workers were company's employees rather than independent contractors—Court of appeals' judgment affirmed.
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