Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker Who Fell From Ladder | 04/08/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker for his Labor Law claim based on his fall from an unsecured ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Suspect's Motion to Suppress Evidence Should Have Been Granted | 04/05/2024 | |
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| A Florida appellate court ruled that a criminal defendant’s motion to suppress evidence should have been granted because officers lacked probable cause to seize a backpack full of cash as evidence of a suspected fraud scheme. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for COVID-19 Infection, Revives Claim for Mental Injury | 04/05/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a train operator’s claim for her alleged contraction of COVID-19 but overturned the denial of her claim for psychological injury arising from the prevalence of COVID in her workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Teacher's Claim of Psychiatric Injury From COVID-19 Exposure | 04/04/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court overturned the denial of a school teacher’s claim for benefits for a psychiatric injury from her exposure to COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Claim by Worker Allegedly Struck by Excavator | 04/04/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a Labor Law claim by a worker allegedly struck by an excavator. Ca...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Commission's Jurisdiction to Vacate TTD Award | 04/04/2024 | |
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| An Ohio appellate court upheld the Industrial Commission’s exercise of continuing jurisdiction over a worker’s claim to vacate an award of benefits during the period he was not disabled but was not working. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award of Benefits to Cancer-Stricken Firefighter's Widow | 04/03/2024 | |
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| A Texas appellate court upheld an award of death benefits to a cancer-stricken firefighter’s widow. Charlie Jaimes worked as...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Bus Driver's Claim for Psychological Injuries From Pandemic | 04/03/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court revived a former bus driver’s claim for benefits for his alleged psychological injuries from the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of PTD Benefits for Worker Injured in Bridge Collapse | 04/01/2024 | |
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| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who suffered multiple injuries, including the partial amputation of his leg, in a bridge collapse. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Cannot Relitigate Worker's Entitlement to 24-Hour Home Care | 04/01/2024 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier could not attempt to relitigate a catastrophically injured worker’s entitlement to round-the-clock home care. ...Read More | |||
