Feild v. General Motors Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “valid reason or evidence upon which to base his denial of benefits.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Moore v. Transmissions, Inc. · Brown v. Guide Corporation

2. “engaged in a non-frivolous legal dispute or possessed factual and/or medical information to reasonably counter the factual and medical information presented by the claimant throughout the time he refused to pay all or part of the benefits allegedly owed.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown v. Guide Corporation · 873 So. 2d 923 - Johnson v. Johnson Controls, Inc.

3. “C. (1) If an employee receives remuneration from: (a) Benefits under the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Law. (b) Old-age insurance benefits received under Title II of the Social Security Act to the extent not funded by the employee. (c) Benefits under disability benefit plans in the proportion funded by an employer. (d) Any other workers' compensation benefits, then compensation benefits under this Chapter shall be reduced, unless there is an agreement to the contrary between the employee and the employer liable for payment of the workers compensation benefit, so that the aggregate remuneration from Subparagraphs (a) through (d) of this Paragraph shall not exceed sixty-six and two-thirds percent of his average weekly wage. .... (3) If an employee is receiving both workers' compensation benefits and disability benefits subject to a plan providing for reduction of disability benefits, the reduction of workers' compensation benefits required by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be made by taking into account the full amount of employer funded disability benefits, pursuant to plan provisions, before any reduction of disability benefits are made. (4) If a conflict arises between the application of the provisions of this Section and those of any other Louisiana law or contract of insurance, the provisions of this Section shall control. ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 847 So. 2d 6 - Jones v. General Motors Corp.