Workers' Compensation News
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Second Injury Fund Not Liable for Full Cost of Worker's Bills, Interest After Paying Providers | 09/08/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Study: Comp Patients Have Worse Outcomes From Lumbar Spine Surgery | 09/07/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Supreme Court Revives Self-Insurance Trust's Claims Against Alleged Tortfeasor | 09/05/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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School Employee Allegedly Worked as DJ While Collecting Comp Benefits | 09/01/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Subcontractor's Injured Employees Can't Pursue Tort Claim Against Contractor, Property Owner | 08/31/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Summary Judgment for Worker Partially Overturned | 08/30/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Supreme Court Reinstates Finding of Unreasonableness for Worker's Narcotic Pain Treatments | 08/23/2023 | |
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| 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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Sawmill Operator Fined $218,759 for Safety Violations | 08/22/2023 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Arkansas sawmill $218,759 for safety violations the agency said its inspectors uncovered following a worker’s death. ...Read More | |||
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Substantial Evidence Supports Black Lung Benefits Award to Miner | 08/22/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld an award of compensation under the Black Lung Benefits Act to a coal mine worker as supported by substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Split Panel Vacates Award to Shooting Victim, Certifies Question to Supreme Court | 08/18/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Florida appellate court overturned an award of benefits to a rental car manager who was shot by an unknown assailant at work. ...Read More | |||
