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The Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies Which On-The-Job Injuries Are Compensable Under Worker’s Compensation

March 18, 2013 by

For a few years there, it seemed that there might be hope that not all Nevada on-the-job injuries would be compensable under worker’s compensation.  It all started with the case of Rio Suite Hotel & Casino v. Gorsky, 113 Nev. 900, 939 P.2d 60 (Nev. 1997).  .  In Gorsky, the worker was headed to the […]

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