Workers' Compensation News
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Split Court Revives Intentional Tort Claim Against Employer for Asbestos-Related Death | 11/02/2023 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Connecticut Appellate Court revived a tort claim against an employer for a worker’s asbestos-related death, finding the executrix of his estate raised a triable question as to whether the company's conduct met the substantial certainty exception to the exclusivity provisi...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Decision to Overturn Denial of Claim Based on 'Technicality' | 11/02/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision overturning the denial of a worker’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis from his coal dust exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Surgery Authorization for Worker Years After Injury | 11/01/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of a worker’s request for surgery years after a back injury for which he was found to have reached maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
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Substantial Evidence Doesn't Support Denial of Worker's Request for Additional Benefits | 10/30/2023 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court overturned the denial of a worker’s request for additional benefits for her total knee replacement surgery, finding the Industrial Accident Board’s decision was not supported by substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Injured Nurse Isn't Entitled to Increased Impairment Rating | 10/30/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a nurse was not entitled to an increased impairment award for her compensable injuries from a helicopter mishap. ...Read More | |||
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Statutory Scheme for Firefighter Cancer Claims Doesn't Bar Benefits for Widow | 10/27/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a receipt of benefits under the statutory scheme specific to firefighters with cancer did not preclude his widow from also recovering death benefits under the workers’ compensation law. ...Read More | |||
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School Teacher Gets 15% SLU for Knee Injury | 10/27/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an injured school teacher was entitled to a 15% schedule loss of use award for a knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award to Worker With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 10/27/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his carpal tunnel syndrome. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court to Rule on Proper Forum for Billing Agent to Seek Payment | 10/26/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh in on whether a provider seeking payment for an injured worker’s prescriptions may initiate litigation outside the forums established by the Workers’ Compensation Act and corresponding Medical Cost Containment Regulations. ...Read More | |||
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SIF Assessment Formula Unchanged for 2024 | 10/25/2023 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board announced that assessment factors for the Second Injury Fund will be unchanged from 2023. The board...Read More | |||
