Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Hit by Falling Object Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims and that a property owner was entitled to partial dismissal of the claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Recovery | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a webinar Jan. 15 to present findings from its recent study, "Psychosocial Factors and Functional Outcomes ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Additional TTD | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for additional temporary total disability benefits after her claim was expanded to include an additional condition. ...Read More | |||
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Worsening of Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Warrants Increase in PPD Award | 12/17/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award due to the worsening of his occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Tripped on Makeshift Ramp Gets Summary Judgment | 12/15/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from tripping on the edge of a makeshift ramp. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 12/12/2025 | |
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| 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 his fall from a ladder. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Hit by Falling Concrete Block Can Expand Claim to Include Neck Injury | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include a neck injury from an accident where he was struck on the head by a falling concrete block. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Falling While Walking to Car | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker who was injured by falling while walking to her car, despite her inconsistent explanations. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for injuries from a falling object and ordered that summary judgment be granted in his favor. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Allege Viable Claims Under Jones Act, State Law | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of claims by a worker who said he was injured while working aboard a navigable vessel. ...Read More | |||
