Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Suit Against Employer, Carrier, Former Attorney | 03/17/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s suit against his former attorney, employer and his employer’s insurance carrier for alleged misconduct related to the handling of his workers’ compensation action. ...Read More | |||
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No Declaratory Judgment for Carrier in Injury Coverage Dispute | 03/17/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier was not entitled to a declaratory judgment that it did not owe coverage under its commercial general liability policy for a worker’s alleged injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Business Owner Accused of Operating Without Coverage | 03/17/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced that the owner of a janitorial company was arrested and charged with failing to carry workers' compensation insurance for his employees. ...Read More | |||
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CopperPoint Names Mark Woods SVP, Head of Product | 03/17/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| CopperPoint Insurance Cos. named Mark Woods senior vice president and head of product. ...Read More | |||
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DA Launches Bus Campaign Targeting Work Comp Fraud | 03/16/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman launched an advertising campaign on county buses to warn the public that lying or misrepresenting facts to obtain workers’ compensation benefits is a felony. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Employers Can't Limit Maintenance Medical in Final Admissions of Liability | 03/16/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that employers cannot limit maintenance medical benefits to specific treatments in a final admission of liability. ...Read More | |||
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No Penalty Award for Premature Closing of Worker's Claim | 03/16/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to a penalty for the premature closure of his claim for an ankle injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Fee Award for Unreasonable Omission of Back Injury in Claim | 03/16/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of attorney fees to a worker, finding that an administrator’s failure to include a back strain as a compensable component of the claim was unreasonable. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claims | 03/16/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendant in a Labor Law action was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims by a worker allegedly struck by a cart while attempting to lift it overhead. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's False Statements Don't Warrant Forfeiture of Future Benefits | 03/16/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that an injured worker knowingly made false statements about his work activities after retiring, but his conduct was not so egregious as to warrant the forfeiture of future wage replacement benefits. ...Read More | |||
