Workers' Compensation News
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Split Supreme Court Says Prohibition on Self-Dealing Doesn't Apply to Medications | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the statutory prohibition on self-dealing in the Workers’ Compensation Act does not include referrals for prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar Explores Use and Cost of Air Ambulances in Workers' Compensation | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Air ambulances provide fast emergency transport for workers with severe or life-threatening injuries. An on-demand webinar highlights find...Read More | |||
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Nurse Gets SEBs, Penalties, but Loses Part of Fee Award | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of supplemental earning benefits for an injured contract nurse, as well as her award of penalties, but partially overturned her award of attorney fees. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Summary Judgment Should Have Been Granted to Worker Struck by Falling Object | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Administrator of Worker's Estate Gets Partial Summary Judgment | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the administrator of a worker’s estate was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for the worker’s fatal fall at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell Through Unguarded Opening Gets Summary Judgment | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the guardian of a worker who fell through an unprotected opening at a construction site was entitled to summary judgment on her Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's 14% PPD Award | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a worker’s 14% permanent partial disability award. Case: West...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Growing Use of Unlisted Codes Drives Comp Medical Inflation | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s fee schedules keep inflation in check for most medical services, but a new California Workers’ Compensation Institute study finds that treatment is being billed more frequently under codes outside the pricing controls, a new source of medical cost growth. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Widower's Suit Over Amusement Park Worker's Death | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge erred in dismissing a widower’s civil suit against a theme park operator for his wife’s death from falling out of a moving vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Additional Diagnostic Tests Authorized Despite Closure of TTD | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the authorization of additional diagnostic tests for an injured worker while also upholding the closure of his temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
