Workers' Compensation News
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Alliant Announces Addition of Insurance Veteran Bobette Puckett | 10/24/2019 | |
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| Bobette Puckett, a Chicago-based property and casualty insurance veteran, joined Alliant as the firm’s vice president. ...Read More | |||
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Attorneys Should Follow Rules on Subpoenas, Commission Says | 10/23/2019 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission is reminding attorneys to take care with subpoenas. The commission posted a ...Read More | |||
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Applied Underwriters Sold for $920M | 10/18/2019 | |
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| Applied Underwriters Inc. has been sold to its founder, Steve Menzies, and the Quasha Group for $920 million, Applied announced on Wednesday. The w...Read More | |||
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AF Group Announces New Roles for Cooper, Travis | 10/14/2019 | |
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| Steve Cooper has been named president of Third Coast Underwriters, parent company AF Group announced on Friday. Cooper’s new position is in a...Read More | |||
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Attorney Fees Up, but Comp Costs Still Falling, NCCI Says | 10/11/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorney involvement and legal costs in Florida's workers' compensation claims have increased since the 2016 Castellanos court ruling that struck down caps on legal fees, but not enough to prevent a rate decrease for 2020. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Panel Upholds PPD Award for 1st of Worker's 2 Alleged Back Injuries | 10/10/2019 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a worker for the first of his two alleged back injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Council to Review Fee Schedule, Loss-Cost Filing | 10/10/2019 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Tennessee Workers' Compensation Advisory Council meets Thursday, and topping the agenda will be scrutiny of changes to the state's medical fee schedules and a proposed loss-cost decrease filing. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Can't Challenge Dismissal of Claim After Client's Death | 10/09/2019 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a claimant’s attorney could not challenge a judgment dismissing a workers’ compensation claim after the death of the client. ...Read More | |||
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Asbestos Handler Fails to Prove Causal Link Between Job, Injuries | 10/08/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a longtime asbestos handler failed to prove he had suffered a compensable occupational disease from the repetitive motions associated with his job. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Pleads to Shirking WC Coverage for 16 Years | 10/08/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Westlake attorney and business owner must pay the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation almost $1 million after he was convicted last week of failing to obtain workers' compensation insurance for 16 years. ...Read More | |||
