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Supreme Court Upholds Authorization of Nerve Blocks 10/08/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the authorization of bilateral medial branch nerve blocks for a worker’s back injury. Case: ...Read More
 
 

Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Injuries From Unguarded Saw 10/08/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from an unguarded, hand-held demolition saw. ...Read More
 
 

Ned Gaines Named Insurance Commissioner 10/08/2025
State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Department of Business and Industry Director Kristopher Sanchez appointed Ned Gaines as Commissioner of the Nevada Division of Insurance, effective Oct. 6. ...Read More
 
 

Employer Gets Summary Dismissal of FELA Claim for Worker's Alleged Exposure to COVID-19 10/08/2025
State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a Federal Employers’ Liability Act claim for a worker’s death after his alleged on-the-job exposure to COVID-19. ...Read More
 
 

Newsom Orders SIBTF Reform Plan in Veto Message 10/07/2025
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, in vetoing a bill that would have revised eligibility criteria for the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, ordered the Division of Workers' Compensation to prepare a reform plan for the beleaguered second injury program. ...Read More
 
 

Governor Signs QME Template, Heart Presumption Bills 10/07/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills to revise the medical-legal process and to extend the heart trouble presumption to peace officers for the Department of State Hospitals and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. ...Read More
 
 

Double-Dipping Worker Gets Probation, $122,000 Restitution Order 10/07/2025
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A judge in Washington state ordered a man to repay the $122,000 he collected in workers' compensation benefits while working another job. Efrain A...Read More
 
 

High Court Hearing Oral Arguments in Undocumented Worker Benefits Challenge 10/07/2025
State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Michigan Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a constitutional challenge to a law being used to withhold wage-replacement benefits from undocumented workers who suffer compensable injuries. ...Read More
 
 

Court Overturns Calculation of Worker's AWW, Reinstates Award of Penalties, Fees 10/07/2025
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Illinois Appellate Court overturned the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s calculation of an injured mover’s average weekly wage and reinstated his award of penalties and fees. ...Read More
 
 

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Worker's Burn Injuries 10/07/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s burn injuries due to her lack of credibility. Case:...Read More
 
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