Legal Opinion
Coslow v. General Electric Co.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 1994No. 93-SC-375-WC, 93-SC-406-WCPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
The Court of Appeals considered these cases together because each involves the application of the two-year statute of limitation (SOL) for filing a claim for occupational disability as the result of a work-related injury. KRS 342.185. The claimants urge this Court to adopt the discovery rule for filing claims in all injury cases. The Court of Appeals’ opinion also urges this Court to adopt claimant’s position.
KRS 342.185 directs when a worker must provide notice to the employer of a work-related injury, and when a claim for compensation for that injury must be filed, as…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Special Fund v. FrancisKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
- McCollum v. Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Health Corp.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1990
- Haycraft v. Corhart Refractories Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1976
- Overnite Transportation Co. v. GaddisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1990
- Randall Co. v. PendlandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1989
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- Garnsey v. Concrete Inc. of HobbsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
- Kalima v. StateHawaii Supreme Court · 2006
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