Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Erred in Striking All of Worker's Evidence as Sanction for Filing Flub | 02/05/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Louisiana appellate court last week ruled that a workers’ compensation judge abused her discretion in striking all of an injured worker’s evidence as a sanction for his attorney’s procedural oversight. ...Read More | |||
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Judges Have Broad Discretion to Review Reasonableness of Fee Awards | 02/04/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a decision by the Court of Appeals as to the scope of authority that a trial judge has to review the reasonableness of an attorney fee award provided by the state Industrial Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Erred in Reducing Worker's 3rd-Party Recovery | 01/28/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Court of Appeals last week ruled that an injured worker’s recovery in a third-party tort action should not have been reduced based on the jury's allocation of fault to his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Did Not Err in Refusing to Strike Testimony by Employer's Expert | 01/24/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court last week ruled that an injured worker had not been unfairly ambushed by her employer’s expert witness during the jury trial on her claim for benefits. ...Read More | |||
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John Travis Named Work Comp Manager at Appalachian Underwriters | 01/16/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Appalachian Underwriters has hired John Travis as manager of workers’ compensation operations. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Finds Drobot Breached Plea Agreement | 01/14/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge in Southern California on Friday found that Michael D. Drobot breached his plea agreement, a ruling that could expose the former Pacific Hospital of Long Beach owner to additional charges for his role in a spinal surgery kickback scheme. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Can't Change Finding on Worker's Compensable Injuries on Remand | 12/31/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a trial judge could not issue an award to an injured worker finding that she had a complete loss of earning power as the result of multiple physical injuries and her psyche condition. ...Read More | |||
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Job Requiring Worker to Read Safety Material Qualified as Valid Light-Duty Work | 12/28/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that an injured carpenter received a valid offer of transitional light-duty work when he was given a position that consisted of reading safety information. ...Read More | |||
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Jay Williams Named Board Chairman at Church Mutual | 12/24/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| John “Jay” B. Williams has been named chairman of the Church Mutual Insurance Co. board of directors, and Gregory A. Smith was named vice chairman of the board. ...Read More | |||
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Jury Convicts Restaurant Owner of Not Carrying Comp | 12/21/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A jury in Contra Costa County found a restaurant owner guilty of failing to carry workers’ compensation insurance and violating a related stop-work order issued by the California Department of Industrial Relations. ...Read More | |||
