Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Updates Physician, Practitioner Section of Fee Schedule | 03/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation updated the physician and practitioner section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate Medicare's second-quarter changes. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Revives Suit Over Take-Home Asbestos Exposure | 03/23/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Kentucky Supreme Court revived a lawsuit against two defendants, finding they had a duty to protect against foreseeable harm posed by their employees' exposing household members to asbestos dust. ...Read More | |||
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General Contractor Gets Partial Dismissal of Claims Against It | 03/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a general contractor was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing some of the claims against it in a Labor Law action, and that it was entitled to indemnification from a subcontractor who installed a defective ceiling. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owners, Tenants Get Partial Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claims | 03/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the owners and tenants of a property should have been granted partial summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from being struck by a falling object. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award for Closed Head Injury | 03/23/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for a closed head injury resulting from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Liable for Medical Costs Associated With Worker's Travel to Visit Family | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that the costs associated with a tetraplegic worker’s travel to visit family out of state did not qualify for coverage as medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Entitled to Reimbursement of Settlement, Plus Fees, Costs, Interest | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier that covered an assigned risk employer was entitled to reimbursement from the Compensation Rating Bureau for its settlement of a claim against the employer, plus interest, fees and expenses from litigating its right to be repaid. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Brick Mason's PTD Award Overturned | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits to an injured brick mason. Case: BI...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Claim for Pallet Jack Accident | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment that dismissed a worker’s Labor Law claims arising from a pallet jack accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Shouldn't Have Received Summary Judgment for Fall From Dumpster | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from falling from a dumpster. ...Read More | |||
