Workers' Compensation News
Judge, Clerk Say Budget Cuts Could Slow Comp Appeals | 10/26/2020 | ||
By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The budget cuts caused by the pandemic and the loss of revenue for the State of New York will have a significant impact on the appeals court that handles workers' compensation cases, a departing judge and the court clerk said. ...Read More | |||
JCC Properly Denies Petition for Same Benefits at Issue in Pending Appeal | 10/22/2020 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge lacked jurisdiction over a petition for benefits involving the same attendant care he awarded in a prior final order currently on appeal. ...Read More | |||
Judge Dismisses Millions in Liens Filed by Provider Convicted of Fraud | 10/05/2020 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
A judge has dismissed liens with a total claimed value of about $18.1 million that were filed by a former provider who was convicted of fraud in 2016 and suspended from the California workers’ compensation system, according to the ...Read More | |||
Judge: Comp Attorney Should Be Suspended for Coaching Witness Via Text Messages | 10/05/2020 | ||
By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Florida workers' compensation defense attorney should be suspended from practice for 30 days after he was found to have coached a claims adjuster through text messages during a telephone deposition, a judge has recommended. ...Read More | |||
Jason Luce Joins HomeCare Connect as Director of Sales | 09/16/2020 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
HomeCare Connect, a national ancillary service provider specializing in home health services in workers’ compensation, welcomed Jason Luce as its new director of sales. ...Read More | |||
Judge Awards Attorney Fees to Widow for Successful Challenge to IAB Denial of Claim | 09/04/2020 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: DE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a widow was entitled to an award of attorney fees for her prior successful challenge to a decision of the Industrial Accident Board denying her late-husband’s claim for benefits. ...Read More | |||
Judge Need Not 'Flyspeck' Every Page of Record Before Ruling | 08/20/2020 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a judge’s admitted failure to review each page in the record did not provide a basis to overturn a decision on compensability of a worker’s condition. ...Read More | |||
Judge Upholds Termination of TTD Benefits for Worker Who Left Job Market | 08/20/2020 | ||
State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Delaware Superior Court judge upheld the termination of a worker’s temporary total disability benefits because she had voluntarily retired. ...Read More | |||
JCC Errs in Denying Authorization for Surgery Recommended by IME | 08/19/2020 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Florida appellate court overturned the denial of a worker’s request for authorization for surgery recommended by an independent medical examiner. ...Read More | |||
Judge Errs in Setting Aside Arbitrator's Award | 08/14/2020 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge should not have set aside an arbitration decision awarding damages to an injured appliance repairman. ...Read More | |||