Workers' Compensation News
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Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim Overturned | 07/03/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim because of triable issues as to whether anyone knew about the alleged hazard that caused him to trip and fall. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Awards for Shoulder, Back Injuries, but Not Disc Disease | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a finding that a worker suffered compensable shoulder and back injuries, but his intervertebral disc disorder was not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Worker's Entitlement to Surgery for Aggravation of Knee Condition | 06/29/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to arthroscopic knee surgery due to the aggravation of a prior compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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SCOTUS Says Railway Consented to State Jurisdiction for Mechanic's FELA Claim | 06/28/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that principles of due process allowed an injured freight car mechanic’s suit against a Virginia-based railway to be heard in Pennsylvania. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Accepts 1 of 4 Medical Opinions to Uphold PD Award | 06/27/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a permanent disability award to an injured worker based on one of four medical opinions rendered. Ca...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Denies Review of Worker's Claim of Entitlement to PTD Benefits | 06/26/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided Louisiana Supreme Court declined to consider a worker’s challenge to the denial of her request for permanent total disability benefits despite the alleged evidentiary errors at her trial. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Medical Benefits, Claim Expansion for Injured Electrician | 06/23/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision to deny medical benefits and an additional compensable condition to a worker with a history of back issues before an on-the-job fall. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Request to Add Conditions to Worker's Claim | 06/22/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a claims administrator’s denials of a doctor’s request to expand the scope of an injured worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Constitutional Challenges to Workers' Compensation Court | 06/22/2023 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s constitutional challenges to the state Workers’ Compensation Act and Workers’ Compensation Court. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction Over Public Employee's Asbestos Injury Claim | 06/21/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Workers' Claims had jurisdiction to hear a retired teacher’s claim for benefits for a work-related asbestos injury. ...Read More | |||
