I hadn’t thought about bee dancing for a long time, when someone pointed me to this post by Laura Luebbert and Lior Pachter on a bit of data fraud in biology. Luebbert writes: Four years ago, during the first year … Continue reading →

I came across this blog comment from a couple years ago saying that, whatever was going on in the head of Brian “Pizzagate” Wansink when he wrote up those papers with the fake data, in any case his papers papers … Continue reading →

Several people pointed me to this news report on a successful bettor in an election prediction market: Not only did he see Donald Trump winning the presidency, he wagered that Trump would win the popular vote—an outcome that many political … Continue reading →

With news items such How the Trump Whale Correctly Called the Election and Prediction markets got Trump’s victory right; Betting markets predicted a Trump victory, while traditional polls were showing a tossup, prediction markets are having their coming-out party. Before … Continue reading →

Quite often we hear in the news the lament that “if only we would have enough vaccine!”. In principal that is true, but more the theoretical claim, that only if we would have 170 Mio doses, everybody in Germany could get the two shots … Fact is, that being Germans and doing everything as thorough […]

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Dear Reader, What are your plans for Memorial Day weekend? We don’t have specific plans yet, but I do associate Memorial Day with the start of summer. And I’m always reminded of the advice my mother gave me: don’t wear […]

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Dear Reader, I have come to a crossroad. I’m turning 70 in a couple of weeks, and I’ve been writing the Surfnetkids reviews for 27 years. It’s time to figure out what’s next for me, and what’s next for Surfnetkids.com. […]

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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims but split on whether a subcontractor on the project…

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from an unsecured ladder. Case: Rivera v. 712…

A New York appellate court ruled that a company partially owned by an individual serving as the general contractor on a construction project at his private residence was not liable for…

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been denied permission to amend his complaint to add a new defendant to his Labor Law action. Case: Rowe v.

The New York Daily News reports that union officials are claiming that 9/11 first responders have not received workers’ compensation benefits since the CrowdStrike outage last week. Direct deposit payments ranging…

A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to the dismissal of an injured worker’s civil claims against it after it was held liable for workers’ compensation…

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for falling from a scaffold. Case: Amaro v. New York City…

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for a bridge construction accident. Case: Chiarella v. New…

A former U.S. Postal Service employee pleaded guilty to four counts of making false statements to receive federal workers’ compensation benefits, the U.S. Justice Department announced. Christopher Gleason, 36, of Auburn,…

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was properly denied leave to file a late notice of claim. Case: Matter of Polak v. MTA Long Island Railroad, Nos. 2022-00039…

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker who fell from a scaffold. Case: Ramirez v. Pace University, No. 2022-04811, 08/28/2024, published. Facts: Jonathan Ramirez allegedly fell from…

A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment to a Labor Law defendant and ruled that the worker was entitled to amend his complaint to add more…

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted leave to belatedly file a claim for injuries allegedly received while working on a school construction project. Case:…

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for an alleged fall from a ladder. Case: Injai v. Circle F…

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker could not obtain relief from an adverse grant of summary judgment. Case: Benegas v. Ardsley Country Club Inc., Nos. 2020-04106 and…

A New York appellate court ruled that a third-party suit against an allegedly injured worker’s employer should have been summarily dismissed. Case: Hernandez v. Opera Owners Inc., No. 32526/19, 09/24/2024, published. Facts:…

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was properly granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a workplace slip-and-fall injury. Case: Oliveira v. Top Shelf Electric Corp., No.

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment for his injuries from a falling while painting a bathroom. Case: Mosquera v. TF Cornerstone Inc., No. 23663/16,…

A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from being struck by two motorized bicycles after he left a happy…

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling object. Case: Tejada-Rodriguez v. 76…

A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim and revived a defendant’s third-party indemnification claim. Case: Pitang v. Beacon Broadway Co. LLC, No. 27350/17, 10/01/2024,…

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by falling materials was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: Shewprasad v. KSK Construction Group LLC, No.

A New York appellate court upheld a 45% schedule loss of use award for a worker’s knee injury. Case: Matter of Wright v. Elmer W. Davis Inc., No. CV-23-0342, 10/03/2024, published. Facts…

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to prove the amputation of his leg was related to his injuries from a fall in 2006. Case: Matter of DiPippo…

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a collapsed lung from an on-the-job exposure. Case: Matter of Bonitto v. Vivid Mechanical LLC, No. CV-23-0192,…

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment in a Labor Law claim by a worker injured by a falling tree. Case: Ells v. City of Niagara Falls, No. 644…

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that the defendant was entitled to summary judgment on its…

A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a worker even though he was heavily intoxicated when he fell from a ladder. Case: Matter of Lujan-Espinzo v. Electrical Illuminations by…

A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier was liable for a worker’s claim even though her date of disablement fell after the coverage ended. Though Travelers Indemnity Co. of America's…

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for the exacerbation of her preexisting psychological condition by alleged workplace stress. Case: Matter of Gorbea v. Verizon New…

The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced that its Audit Unit will implement and enforce a new graduated fine schedule for subsequent violations. Nevada law authorizes penalties of up to $375 for…

A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s claim for fees for the work her attorney did in securing benefits she was owed under the Longshore and…

The New Mexico Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a hotel housekeeper’s claim for a knee injury. Case: Moorhead v. Hyatt Regency Tamaya, No. A-1-CA-40191, 05/07/2024, unpublished. Facts: Irene Moorhead worked…

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham reappointed Sonya Carrasco-Trujillo to a five-year term as a judge for the Workers’ Compensation Administration. Carrasco-Trujillo was initially appointed to a one-year term in June…