Workers' Compensation News
Truck Driver Can't Compel Arbitration for Underinsured Motorist Benefits | 11/03/2020 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A California appellate court ruled that a truck driver could not compel his employer’s insurance provider to arbitrate his claims for underinsured motorist benefits seven years after he allegedly suffered injuries in a collision. ...Read More | |||
Tortfeasor Did Not Enter Into Binding Settlement With Injured Worker | 10/30/2020 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A divided Florida appellate court ruled that a worker did not enter into a binding settlement agreement with a third-party tortfeasor because the tortfeasor had not validly accepted the terms. ...Read More | |||
Terms of Worker's Settlement Bar Tort Suit Against Supervisor | 10/28/2020 | ||
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the terms of a release that a worker signed as a part of settling a workers’ compensation claim served to bar his claim for gross negligence against his former supervisor. ...Read More | |||
TCPA Doesn't Bar Providers' Defamation Suit Against Injured Worker | 10/21/2020 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Texas appellate court ruled that the treatment providers for an injured worker could proceed with a defamation claim against him based on the allegedly false accusations he levied for having "botched" his knee surgeries. ...Read More | |||
Trucking Company Owners Accused of Misclassifying Workers to Save on Comp | 10/20/2020 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The owners of a trucking company in Sacramento were charged with multiple counts of insurance fraud for allegedly misclassifying workers as contractors to reduce workers’ compensation premiums by more than a quarter-million dollars, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
Truck Driver Can't Proceed With Tort Suit for Alleged Assault by Warehouse Worker | 10/20/2020 | ||
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Missouri appellate court ruled that a truck driver could not proceed with a civil suit against the operator of a warehouse for alleged injuries from an assault by a warehouse employee. ...Read More | |||
TCPA Requires Dismissal of Retaliation Lawsuit | 10/19/2020 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A divided Texas appellate court ruled that a worker’s retaliation suit against his employer and an affiliated company should have been dismissed pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act. ...Read More | |||
Trade Show Worker Can Proceed With Tort Claim | 10/15/2020 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker at a trade show could proceed with a tort claim for damages for his injuries from a display that fell on to him. ...Read More | |||
Truck Driver's Wife Can't Sue His Employer Over Injuries From Accident | 10/05/2020 | ||
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a truck driver’s wife could not sue her husband’s employer to recover damages for her injuries from an accident that occurred while she was riding as a passenger with him. ...Read More | |||
Testimony Properly Excluded in Civil Suit Over Trucker's Death | 10/02/2020 | ||
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that the testimony of a witness was properly excluded from the trial for a wrongful death claim. Case:...Read More | |||