Riesenecker v. Arkansas Best Freight System’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon · Miami Center Ltd. Partnership v. Bank of New York · Tallman v. ABF (Arkansas Best Freight) · State Ex Rel. Klineline v. Blackhurst · General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Anaya
Most-quoted passages
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“A worker who qualifies for a lump sum under Subsection B is earning a wage close to what the worker was earning prior to the injury, so there is a markedly lower risk that the worker will need to rely on [public benefits]____Subsection C, on the other hand, deals with the exceptional case when a lump-sum payment, rather than periodic payment, may be necessary to avoid extreme hardship.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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