No Spoliation Found Due to Failure to Preserve Surveillance Video

A failure to preserve relevant evidence could lead to a claim for spoliation of evidence with potentially dire sanctions against a party such as an adverse inference against that party, barring the use of an expert, or the dismissal of a claim. In the federal court case, Van De Wiele...
December 31, 2015

Court Finds Popping Incident in Low Back While Walking Not Work Related

Colleen Fitzgerald filed a claim petition alleging that on April 26, 2010 she was walking down an alley as a zone merchandising supervisor for Walmart, when she suddenly felt a “pop” in her lower back.  She admitted that she was simply walking at the time the incident occurred.  Howev...
December 29, 2015

Maura Burk Joins Workers’ Compensation Department

Mt. Laurel, NJ - - Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Maura Burk, Esq. recently joined the Firm's Workers' Compensation Department in its Mt. Laurel office. Ms. Burk, a Mt. Laurel resident, represents insurance carriers and employers in the defense of workers' compensatio...
December 22, 2015

Am I Responsible If My Temporary Employee Alleges Discrimination?

Most employers are aware that they can be held liable for violating Title VII if an employee claims that he/she was discriminated against in the workplace. What happens if a temporary employee (someone assigned to a company by a staffing agency) alleges that he/she was discriminated a...
December 17, 2015

Stephen Fannon Named to Capehart Scatchard’s Executive Committee

Mt. Laurel, NJ - Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Workers' Compensation Department Shareholder Stephen T. Fannon, Esq. has been named to the firm's Executive Committee. Mr. Fannon, a Marlton resident and co-chair of the firm's Workers' Compensation Department, has been...
December 17, 2015
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