Workers' Compensation News
Truck Driver Gets Benefits for Fall | 01/20/2022 | ||
State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a truck driver for his injuries from a fall after he had clocked out for the day and was removing his personal items. ...Read More | |||
Temp Worker Can't Maintain Tort Suit Against Employer's Client for Loss of Leg | 01/06/2022 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a temporary worker’s tort claim against his employer’s client for an injury that resulted in the amputation of his leg. ...Read More | |||
Theater Worker Gets Summary Judgment for Ladder Mishap | 12/06/2021 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
Tower MSA Partners Arranges for CMS Officials to Headline WCI's MSP Session | 12/03/2021 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Tower MSA Partners arranged for a representative from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to kick off a trio of panels as part of the Medicare Secondary Payer compliance track during the Workers’ Compensation Institute’s conference later this month. ...Read More | |||
TMIC Distributes $3.3M in Dividends | 11/22/2021 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced the distribution of $3.3 million in early qualifier dividends to more than 2,500 policyholders, completing the final phase of the carrier’s $330 million dividend. ...Read More | |||
TMIC Elects Two Directors | 11/18/2021 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that Lexi Elliott and William Quinn were elected to its board of directors. ...Read More | |||
Teacher Can't Get Compound Interest on Award or Challenge Calculation of Benefits | 11/02/2021 | ||
State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that an injured public school teacher was not entitled to compound interest on her award and that she could not have a judge review the calculation of her benefits. ...Read More | |||
Troopers' Underinsured Motorist Recoveries Can't Include Damages for PTSD | 10/25/2021 | ||
State: CT | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that two police officers who narrowly avoided being struck by a colleague’s patrol vehicle were not entitled to damages for their alleged post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
Telephone Pole Owner Not Liable Under Labor Law for Cable Repair Worker's Fall | 10/15/2021 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that the owner of a telephone pole was not liable for a cable-service repairman’s injuries in a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
Tort Claim by Worker Allegedly Struck on Head by Colleague Can't Be Decided on Summary Judgment | 10/06/2021 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s intentional tort claim against a colleague who had struck his hardhat with a piece of scaffolding when he didn’t respond to a verbal admonishment. ...Read More | |||