Tucker Law Group News
Recent Addition to the Maine Workers’ Compensation Firefighters’ Presumption
Did you know Governor Mills signed LD 213 into law this week? LD 213 added female reproductive cancers to the existing firefighters’ presumption in Maine. The existing firefighters’ presumption states if a firefighter meets requirements involving medical tests, length of service, and signed a written affidavit declaring that, to the best of their knowledge the … Continued
Ramsey v. Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc., & Sedgwick Claims Management Services
Decided: April 21, 2021 Topic: Notice, Mistake of Fact The issue, in this case, was whether it was appropriate, in the absence of any testimony or other evidence on the issue, for the ALJ to infer that the employee operated under a mistake of fact as to the cause of his bilateral knee condition until … Continued
Thomas v. United Ambulance Service v. Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Company
Decided: March 16, 2021 Topic: Gradual Injury, Arising Out of, and Within the Scope of Employment This decision involved a gradual injury that first manifested symptoms while the employee was at home and not working. The employee had worked as a dispatcher for United Ambulance Service for roughly 12 years, taking nearly 250 calls per … Continued
FDCC Membership for Tucker
Richard D. Tucker, a managing partner at Tucker Law Group, earned unanimous approval as a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC). An international organization founded over 80 years ago. FDCC includes members who achieved professional distinction as leaders in the legal community. Membership in FDCC is limited, selective, and by nomination … Continued
WCB Rule Changes
The Workers’ Compensation Board recently adopted a number of rule changes. These went into effect on September 1, 2018. The full text of the rule changes with strikeouts of deleted language and underlines for the new language can be found here. For a summary of the rule changes, see below: CHAPTER 1 PAYMENT OF BENEFITS … Continued
Norberg v. S.D. Warren
Decided: June 8, 2018 Topic: Res Judicata & Change of Circumstances For full text of the decision, click here!
Beyond the Practice of Law by Richard Tucker
Check out this DRI Article (click here) written by our fearless leader! Dick is challenging all of us to do more… are you going beyond?
Tucker Law Group Welcomes Chelsea A. Suvlu, Esq.
Our team at Tucker Law Group is pleased to welcome Chelsea to our firm. Chelsea, a native of Oakland, Maine, attended the University of Maine at Orono, where she earned a B.A. in Psychology and Journalism in 2009. A graduate of the New England School of Law in 2012, Chelsea was the Executive Articles Editor … Continued
We Got Published!
I was honored to be asked to write this column for the Defense Research Institute publication “For The Defense” – I have been a DRI member for over 21 years, and enjoy every minute of it. Please take a moment to read this column from the June 2016 issue. For more information about DRI, visit … Continued
DRI in DC
“If you are resolutely determined to make a lawyer of yourself, the thing is more than half done already.” Abraham Lincoln, 1855
Over the last week, members of our firm attended the DRI Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C. This was my first DRI event, with the fortunate exception of being a guest at a reception in San Diego a few years ago (held on the deck of the USS Midway!) The experience was inspiring, enlightening, and a whole lot of fun!