Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Adopts New Standard for Intentional Harm Exception in Latent Disease Claims | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Washington state Supreme Court said a worker who developed mesothelioma from repeated occupational exposure to asbestos can pursue a personal injury case without first having to prove his employer had actual knowledge that an injury was certain to occur. ...Read More | |||
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OSHA Announces $235,000 Settlement With Adidas America | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it entered into a settlement with Adidas America requiring the company to pay $235,000 in fines and implement enhanced safety measures to resolve fall hazard and unsafe ladder violations. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker Who Allegedly Fell Through Hole in Roof | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged fall through a hole in a building’s roof. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants in Labor Law Action Get Partial Dismissal | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action should have been granted partial summary judgment dismissing some of the worker’s claims. ...Read More | |||
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Uninsured Employers' Fund Can't Appeal Order Compelling Payment for ER Care | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by the Uninsured Employers' Fund challenging an interlocutory order that compelled it to pay for a worker’s emergency room treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Pursue Tort Claim Undisclosed in Bankruptcy Proceedings | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A divided Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was not judicially estopped from pursuing his personal injury claim against a third-party tortfeasor even though he failed to disclose it in his previous bankruptcy proceedings. ...Read More | |||
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Jury Charges Postal Carrier With Double-Dipping | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A federal grand jury in Kentucky indicted a former postal carrier for allegedly double-dipping and receiving workers’ compensation benefits while also working for a family rental business. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Tom Girardi Sentenced to 87 Months for Stealing From Clients | 06/06/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced that disbarred personal injury lawyer Tom Girardi was sentenced to 87 months in prison for embezzling tens of millions of settlement money from clients. ...Read More | |||
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Hospital Presumption, Bill Review and Fraud Reporting Measures Pass | 06/06/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers voted to pass bills to create a presumption that certain injuries are compensable for hospital workers, allow independent bill review to resolve disputes over contractual discounts and require certain entities to report suspected premium fraud to the state. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Judicial Court Says Worker Did Not Timely File Petition to Restore Benefits | 06/06/2025 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maine’s highest court ruled that an administrative law judge properly dismissed a worker’s petition for the restoration of benefits for a 1996 injury as untimely. ...Read More | |||
