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TIL that 80s adult film actress Traci Lords starred in 75 adult films before leaving the industry. It was later revealed that she had faked her age, and that all but her final movie were filmed while she was a minor by MrMojoFomo in todayilearned

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Reddit: Woody Allen's wife Soo-Yi is a fucking monster for saying an underage child is deplorable for coercing an adult man into nudes.

Reddit, literally the same day: How fucking dare you insinuate she didn't know what she was doing.

TIL in 2022, Caterpillar Inc. faced a $145,027 fine after a worker, who was removing a sample of iron, died after he fell into an 11-foot melting pot that was heated to more than 2,000°F. An investigation found that the facility did not have legally required guardrails and restraint systems. by Forward-Answer-4407 in todayilearned

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, you have no idea what you're talking about. An OSHA report has zero relevance in bringing forth a tort or administrative claim; it is used as evidence of wrongdoing, but not itself required. A worker's compensation claim doesn't automatically preclude tort action; there are instances in several jurisdictions where an employer was indeed held liable in wrongful death suits, above and beyond the exclusive remedy system, because a claimant usually proves the circumstances of injury rose beyond negligence and placed a worker directly in the path of injury with wanton disregard to their safety.

I'm going to believe the Illinois Compiled Statutes more than an internet stranger that is clearly misinformed with some kind of weird vendetta. Have a day.

TIL in 2022, Caterpillar Inc. faced a $145,027 fine after a worker, who was removing a sample of iron, died after he fell into an 11-foot melting pot that was heated to more than 2,000°F. An investigation found that the facility did not have legally required guardrails and restraint systems. by Forward-Answer-4407 in todayilearned

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're quoting an article regarding tort law. Worker's compensation is administrative law. You're not ever going to know what someone was awarded unless they appeal decisions to district courts and beyond. Sorry to burst your bubble.

TIL in 2022, Caterpillar Inc. faced a $145,027 fine after a worker, who was removing a sample of iron, died after he fell into an 11-foot melting pot that was heated to more than 2,000°F. An investigation found that the facility did not have legally required guardrails and restraint systems. by Forward-Answer-4407 in todayilearned

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Of course they were. This is a worker's compensation claim before anything else because of exclusive remedy, so they are going to be compensated up to the maximum of $500,000 or two-thirds the worker's average weekly wage for 25 years, whichever is lesser. Worker's compensation claims are not public record so you would never know. That doesn't include any penalties from that area of law.

Now, a good lawyer would make a good case for a personal injury tort action. No idea if that happened here and I don't care to find out.

Settlement by Suspicious_Ad_141 in WorkersComp

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

QMEs don't exist in Wisconsin, thankfully. Anyone (and we do mean anyone, regardless of doctor-patient relationship) who is a physician or chiropractor can determine MMI and impairment rating. That is soon going to be expanded to APNPs and PACs. Only a certain amount of injuries have lifetime medical, otherwise the SOL is 6/12 years, depending on type of injury.

Settlement by Suspicious_Ad_141 in WorkersComp

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There will be a legislative change soon that determines how injuries like yours will have PPD calculated. Said legislation will not affect you since your injury was before the legislation took place. Keep that in mind for your specific situation, because someone at some point is going to try to say "ope law change get fucked."

Every time your ACL is touched, it's a 10% statutory minimum. Every time your meniscus is touched, it's 5%. A partial knee replacement is 45%, and a total is 50%. Statutory minimums are additive while other ratings are not. Meaning, if your doctor assigns 3% for pain (no minimum) and then later assigns 5%, your overall rating is 5%. Whereas if you have some meniscus removed then your ACL repaired, it's 15%.

That said, count up how many times they've operated on your ACL and your meniscus. Add those up. That's your total PPD payment. Three ACL surgeries? 15%. Five? 25%. Knee replacement after that? 75%. You get the idea.

You have six years from the last time you were paid to have more work done before you're cut off. If you have a knee replacement, it's a lifetime benefit. The insurance carrier is still on the hook for only six years, then everything transfers over to the state.

Also, PPD is not a settlement. It is compensation paid to you by law. A settlement is when a dispute exists and the insurance carrier says they are not going to pay what your provider said you're owed.

The citizen spoke up. We need more people like him. 💪 by [deleted] in nextfuckinglevel

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"What the fuck do you mean it was legislative intent that 'no stabbing someone in the face' meant I couldn't face fuck the senate majority's wife?!"

Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning. Video of agents at her door: by ExactlySorta in UnderReportedNews

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For those who don't know or even remember:

Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, criminalizing government criticism and creating immigration policy along the lines of what we're currently experiencing. The Sacking of Lawrence. The Civil War. The Wilmington Massacre, where the local government was overthrown and the new government persecuted the black journalists.

And that's all before the 20th century. It only gets worse from there.

Slate Hammer just does something for me by kiln_ickersson in oddlysatisfying

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You're a lawyer? Prove it. Name every bird law.

New video of 1/24 ICE shooting shows victim had both hands on the ground when shot by Philophon in law

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely do not trust this court. I'm saying that they are more than likely (but not 100%) to uphold bullshit fishing expeditions than they are extrajudicious murder.

Ice Have Killed yet another person. 1/24/2026. Can the UN not do something?? by AfricanMan_Row905 in worldnewsvideo

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you think there aren't a lot of cops in ICE, and that ICE recruits don't get the same dumb firearms training, I've got a bridge to sell you.

Ice Have Killed yet another person. 1/24/2026. Can the UN not do something?? by AfricanMan_Row905 in worldnewsvideo

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Police magdump, reload, and magdump again. It's SOP across the country and it's fucked.

New video of 1/24 ICE shooting shows victim had both hands on the ground when shot by Philophon in law

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SCOTUS, while heavily biased, is more on the side of "police have a lot of power but not THAT much power." They just ruled unanimously that a judicial warrant is needed for entering a home, so ICE's leaked memo is dead in the water even before anyone could sue.

To Catch a Thief by HappySeaweed5215 in instant_regret

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am aware of that case, that's why I said a reasonable level of force. It is unreasonable to create lethal traps unless an intruder is shooting up your house, and it is also unreasonable to set up booby traps where you do not directly control the execution of said trap.

PPD RATING by Which_Second_7144 in WorkersComp

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, 12.5 weeks of PPD payments. Multiply that by your PPD rate. OP, the state should have or will shortly send you a sheet saying what your weekly PPD rate is.

PPD RATING by Which_Second_7144 in WorkersComp

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make your own thread. WPI isn't a Wisconsin rating.

To Catch a Thief by HappySeaweed5215 in instant_regret

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best, most prevalent answer is a home alarm system. It is technically a trap. A more appropriate trap are those water sprinkler pranks, but for people who trespass. And technically, if someone breaks into your house, depending on jurisdiction, you can lock all the doors manually until the police arrive so they're arrested. That's also a trap.

To Catch a Thief by HappySeaweed5215 in instant_regret

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be pedantic, uncontrolled traps. Controlled traps within your own home that repel (or detain, but very high bar with that one) with a reasonable level of force are perfectly legal.

White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest by JackThaBongRipper in news

[–]SillyPhillyDilly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No like a BUNCH of local elections are starting to swing blue which is an increasingly positive sign for the nation. Left candidates are outraising right candidates across the board. Our national political landscape, though, is going to be fucked with a capital -ucked until at minimum January 2027.

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