Workers' Compensation News
|
Employer Sanctioned for Unreasonable Delay in Paying Benefits | 04/03/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of penalties to an injured worker for his employer’s unreasonable delay in paying benefits. ...Read More | |||
|
Exclusivity Shields Property Owner From Claims by Subcontractor's Employee | 03/30/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a property owner should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a civil claim against it by a subcontractor’s employee for alleged injuries sustained on the worksite. ...Read More | |||
|
Employer Entitled to Summary Dismissal of 3rd-Party Indemnification Claim | 03/26/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a third-party action against it seeking indemnification and contribution. ...Read More | |||
|
Employer Gets Credit for Benefits Paid for Amputation of Worker's Foot | 03/25/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits for the partial amputation of a worker’s leg, but also ruled that the employer was due a credit for the amount it had voluntarily paid him for the scheduled loss of a foot. ...Read More | |||
|
Exclusivity Bars Worker's Claim for Injury From Being Hit by Truck While Jogging | 03/24/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of a Walmart worker’s civil suit seeking damages for his injuries from being struck by a truck while jogging in a distribution center parking lot. ...Read More | |||
|
Employer Can't Get Collateral Review of Exclusivity Defense Rejection | 03/13/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court turned down collateral review of the denial of summary judgment on an employer’s exclusivity defense to a worker’s personal injury action. ...Read More | |||
|
Employer Had No Duty to Protect Worker From Icy Sidewalk | 03/09/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appeals court affirmed summary judgment for a senior living facility in a nurse’s slip-and-fall case, finding the employer had no duty to protect her from naturally accumulated ice and did not assume such a duty by attempting to clear the sidewalks. ...Read More | |||
.png)
|
Exclusivity Bars Tort Claims for Asbestos Exposure | 02/19/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for workers suing San Diego and a city official for injuries they allegedly suffered after b...Read More | |||
|
Exclusivity Bars County Worker's Civil Suit Against Employer | 02/06/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a county employee’s civil claims based on his injuries from using an allegedly modified piece of equipment to do his job. ...Read More | |||
|
Employer Entitled to Relief From Default; Owners Not Liable to Injured Worker | 02/06/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court found that an injured worker’s employer was entitled to relief from a default judgment entered against it, and that its individual owners were not subject to civil liability to the worker. ...Read More | |||
