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Supreme Court Upholds Permanent Partial Disability Award for Coal Miner's Shoulder Injury 09/18/2023
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a coal miner’s shoulder injury over the amount issued by his employer’s carrier. ...Read More
 
 

Statute of Limitations Bars Self-Represented Worker's Challenge to Settlement Agreement 09/13/2023
State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Minnesota Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of a self-represented worker’s challenge to a settlement agreement as time-barred. ...Read More
 
 

Study Finds Traces of Meth, Fentanyl on Buses and Trains 09/11/2023
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A study by the University of Washington found traces of fentanyl and meth on surfaces as well as in the air of buses and trains in Seattle and Portland, Oregon, according to a ...Read More
 
 

Second Injury Fund Not Liable for Full Cost of Worker's Bills, Interest After Paying Providers 09/08/2023
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker who received benefits from the Second Injury Fund was not entitled to recover the full cost of his medical bills or interest once the fund paid his care providers. ...Read More
 
 

Study: Comp Patients Have Worse Outcomes From Lumbar Spine Surgery 09/07/2023
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
A pair of recently published studies reported that workers’ compensation patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery fare worse after the procedure than other patients. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Revives Self-Insurance Trust's Claims Against Alleged Tortfeasor 09/05/2023
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Mississippi Supreme Court overturned a grant of summary judgment dismissing a self-insured trust’s claims against an alleged tortfeasor for causing an accident resulting in injuries to a state employee. ...Read More
 
 

School Employee Allegedly Worked as DJ While Collecting Comp Benefits 09/01/2023
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
An employee of a Northern California school district was arraigned on fraud charges for allegedly working as a disc jockey while receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a lower back injury. ...Read More
 
 

Subcontractor's Injured Employees Can't Pursue Tort Claim Against Contractor, Property Owner 08/31/2023
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine shielded a property owner and its contractor from civil liability for injuries sustained by the employees of a subcontractor who had been retained to provide waste-removal services. ...Read More
 
 

Summary Judgment for Worker Partially Overturned 08/30/2023
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court partially overturned a grant of summary judgment for an allegedly injured worker on his Labor Law claim. Case:...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Reinstates Finding of Unreasonableness for Worker's Narcotic Pain Treatments 08/23/2023
State: DE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a judge’s determination that a treatment dispute was moot and reinstated an administrative finding that a worker’s use of narcotic medication was inappropriate and unnecessary. ...Read More
 
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