Workers' Compensation News
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Split Court Overturns Finding That Injured Cop Can Claim UM/UIM Benefits | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Texas appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment finding that an injured police officer was entitled to uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage under her own policy for an accident in her police cruiser. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Police Officer's Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an injured police officer’s constitutional challenges to the state’s new impairment rating evaluation scheme. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Hotel Housekeeper's Claim for Knee Injury | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a hotel housekeeper’s claim for a knee injury. Case: Moorhead v. Hya...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Legacy Court, Mental Health Bills | 05/16/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed bills creating a new venue for legacy claims and covering public safety workers with mental health claims that aren’t accompanied by a physical injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Son of Fatal Heart Attack Victim | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of benefits for the son of a worker who died of a heart attack. Richard Cronk worked for K...Read More | |||
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Annual Comp Conference Set for June 12-14 | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A certified therapy dog joins the list of presenters featured in the upcoming Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, set for June 12-14 in Murfreesboro. ...Read More | |||
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Employer That Failed to Provide Treatment for Worker Can Still Direct Future Care | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Missouri appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to direct a worker’s future medical care even though it had refused to pay for her treatment for more than a decade. ...Read More | |||
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Performer Injured During Jousting Match Not Subject to Comp Coverage | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker injured while participating in a jousting demonstration was exempt from coverage under the state Workers’ Compensation Act as a “performer.” ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment for Ladder Accident | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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3rd DCA Publishes Decision on Compensability of Car Accident; Defendant Petitions High Court | 05/14/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court has been asked to weigh in on the compensability of a worker’s injuries after he left his job at a remote fire camp without his employer’s knowledge, and in violation of its rules. ...Read More | |||
