Workers' Compensation News
High Court Rejects Paraplegic Attorney's Bid to Increase Compensation Payments | 01/09/2023 | ||
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The District of Columbia’s highest court rejected an attorney’s attempt to increase the compensation owed to him for injuries that left him paraplegic. ...Read More | |||
Hanover Appoints David J. Lovely Chief Claims Officer | 01/09/2023 | ||
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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. appointed David J. Lovely executive vice president and chief claims officer, making him responsible for the strategic oversight and execution of the company's claims experience. ...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Denial of PTD Benefits Under Odd-Lot Doctrine | 01/05/2023 | ||
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The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for permanent disability benefits under the odd-lot doctrine. Ca...Read More | |||
High Court Clarifies PPD Benefit Rate Calculation for Workers With Concurrent Jobs | 01/04/2023 | ||
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The Montana Supreme Court decided that the Workers' Compensation Court erred when it ruled that a permanently partially disabled worker's aggregate wages, calculated at the time of injury, are used to determine the permanent partial disability benefit rate regardless of actual wage l...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker With PTSD | 12/12/2022 | ||
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The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a worker with development post-traumatic stress disorder after he suffered physical injuries from being crushed by a 2,000-pound trailer. ...Read More | |||
High Court Clarifies 'Definite Proof' Standard for Hernia Claims | 12/05/2022 | ||
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In a case of first impression, Maryland’s highest court ruled that the "definite proof” that a worker must show in a hernia claim applies to the quality of evidence that he must submit as part of his burden of production. ...Read More | |||
Home Depot Asks High Court to Find Exclusivity Bars Negligence Claim for Dog Bite | 12/01/2022 | ||
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The exclusive remedy of workers’ compensation should preclude a Home Depot worker who was bitten by a customer’s dog from pursuing a negligence claim for allegedly failing to identify the customer, an attorney for the retailer told Pennsylvania’s high court. ...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Denial of Nurse's Claim of Back Injury | 11/23/2022 | ||
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The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a nurse’s claim for benefits, finding her ongoing complaints were unrelated to an on-the-job back injury. ...Read More | |||
High Court Says Workers Have Immunity From Colleague's Civil Suit | 11/18/2022 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that two municipal employees were immune from civil liability to a colleague who was run over and permanently injured while the three were at work collecting trash. ...Read More | |||
High Court Tosses Former Pro Soccer Player's Claim for Post-Concussive Injury | 11/16/2022 | ||
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The District of Columbia’s highest court upheld the dismissal of a former professional soccer player’s claim for benefits for his allegedly debilitating post-concussive symptoms. ...Read More | |||