Workers' Compensation News
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Judge's Failure to Properly Dispose of Issues Deprives Appellate Court of Jurisdiction | 05/05/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a trial court judge failed to properly dispose of the issues between an injured worker and his employer, so it lacked jurisdiction over the worker’s appeals. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Rejecting Statute of Limitations Defense | 04/12/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge erred in rejecting an employer’s statute of limitations defense to a claim for additional benefits based on a finding that the worker had a “prosthesis.” ...Read More | |||
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Jury's Award for Worker's Death Excessive, but Remittitur Too Low | 03/23/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a jury’s future pecuniary loss awards to a worker’s two minor daughters were not supported by evidence, but that a trial judge reduced the awards too much on remittitur. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Denies Grocery Chain's Request to Toss Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Death | 02/09/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida judge has rejected a grocery chain’s request to throw out a lawsuit filed by the family of a worker who died after contracting COVID-19, according to media reports. ...Read More | |||
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Judge's Order Lacks Decretal Language to Allow for Appellate Review | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to review a judge’s order denying an injured worker’s request to vacate the dismissal of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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JCC Errs in Appointing Expert Medical Adviser | 01/05/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge erred in denying a correctional officer’s claim without first addressing the merits of a challenge to an independent medical examiner's opinion. ...Read More | |||
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Jockeys to See 15% Cut in Premiums for 2021 | 01/05/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After several years of increases in workers' compensation costs, horse racing in New York State will see another drop in premiums in 2021. T...Read More | |||
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Juvenile-Detention Officer Charged With Double Dipping | 12/22/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A juvenile-detention officer has been charged with fraud and larceny after authorities said he was seen coaching youth football while he claimed to be disabled from a work incident. ...Read More | |||
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Jury Decides Existence of Employment Relationship for Chicken Farm Worker | 11/24/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maryland’s highest court ruled that a jury properly decided the question of whether a chicken farm worker was an employee of the poultry producer who owned the birds he tended. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Overturns Denial of Permanent Impairment Benefits | 11/24/2020 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a worker should not have been denied permanent impairment benefits for his post-surgery issues just because the Industrial Accident Board found he had no ongoing conditions. ...Read More | |||
