Workers' Compensation News
High Court Says Labor Law Does Not Cover Ordinary Vehicle Repair Work | 12/22/2023 | ||
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New York’s highest court ruled that the Labor Law was not intended to cover ordinary vehicle repair work. Case: Stoneham v. Jo...Read More | |||
Hospital Can't Pursue Patients' Assigned Comp Claims as Breach of Contract Actions | 11/29/2023 | ||
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The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that a hospital could not attempt to recast its patients' assigned claims for workers' compensation benefits as breach of contract claims against an employer’s insurance carrier. ...Read More | |||
High Court Clarifies Course of Employment Under Authorized Vehicle Rule | 11/27/2023 | ||
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The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that a worker is in the course of employment when his employer authorizes a vehicle to operate for business expressly authorized by the employer. ...Read More | |||
Homeowner Not Liable to Longtime Friend for Injuries in Tort or Under Comp Law | 11/13/2023 | ||
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The Tennessee Court of Appeal ruled that a property owner was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a personal injury suit by a longtime friend who broke his neck while helping with renovations at the home. ...Read More | |||
High Court Denies Coal Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 11/06/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the denial of benefits to a coal miner for his occupational pneumoconiosis claim. Case:...Read More | |||
High Court Rejects Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 10/31/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis claim based on his alleged exposure to dust. ...Read More | |||
Highway Worker's Widow Gets Benefits for Fatal Cardiac Event | 10/30/2023 | ||
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A New York appellate court upheld an award of death benefits to the widow of a worker for a cardiac event caused, in part, by his strenuous work. ...Read More | |||
High Court Rejects Cake Decorator's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 10/05/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a cake decorator’s claim for carpal tunnel syndrome. Case: M...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker's Opioid Medications | 09/29/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for opioid medications. Case: Becca v. Eagle Manuf...Read More | |||
High Court Upholds 17% PPD Award for Worker Injured in Car Accident | 09/27/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 17% permanent partial disability award for a worker who was injured in a car accident. ...Read More | |||