Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets 13% PPD Award for Wrist Injury | 11/06/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 13% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s wrist injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim Over Conflicting Accounts of Accident | 11/06/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the conflicting accounts of a worker’s alleged accident made summary judgment on his Labor Law claim inappropriate. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's Employer Not Entitled to Dismissal of Indemnification Claim Against It | 11/06/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was not entitled to dismissal of the claims against it for indemnification, but the claims against it for breach of contract and attorney fees should have been dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Increase in PPD Award for Broken Leg | 11/06/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an increase in a worker’s permanent partial disability award for a broken leg. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Burden of Proof for Firefighter Cancer Claims | 11/06/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals clarified the burden of proof on a firefighter seeking benefits for his rare form of brain cancer. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Can't Be Compelled to Arbitrate Injury Claims Against Nonsubscribing Employer | 11/05/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a truck driver could not be compelled to arbitrate his personal injury claims against his nonsubscribing employer. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Sets Webinar for Advanced Practitioners and Comp Claim Outcomes | 11/05/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a 40-minute webinar Nov. 20 to present findings from its recent report on advanced practitioners and workers’ compensation claim outcomes. ...Read More | |||
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Conference Focuses on Safety in Paper, Pulp, Forest Products Industry | 11/05/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division is one of several partners presenting a four-day conference next month in Portland, focusing on improving worker safety and health in the state's pulp, paper and forest products industry. ...Read More | |||
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Texas Mutual Appoints New COO | 11/05/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that Prateek Sangal became its chief operating officer last month. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's 10% PPD Award for Knee Injury Upheld | 11/05/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 10% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s knee injury. ...Read More | |||
