Workers' Compensation News
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Court: Doctor's IME Report Properly Excluded From Evidence | 06/09/2023 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld the exclusion of a doctor’s report on permanency and loss of use because his examination of a worker constituted an independent medical exam, and he did not comply with filing requirements. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Judgment Dismissing Self-Represented Worker's Appeal | 06/07/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld summary judgment for an insurance carrier based on a self-represented worker’s failure to present evidence raising a fact issue on the challenged elements of a ruling against him. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Anti-SLAPP Motion Should Have Been Granted on Claims of Retaliation, IIED | 06/06/2023 | |
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| A California appellate court ruled that an elected city official’s claims for retaliation and intentional infliction of emotional distress should have been subjected to the defendants’ special motion to strike. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Aggravation of Ironworker's Neck Condition | 06/06/2023 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an ironworker suffered an aggravation of a prior neck injury in a workplace fall. ...Read More | |||
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Court Orders Carrier to Accept Worker's Toxic Exposure Claim, Pay Attorney Fees | 06/02/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court overturned a denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for her alleged toxic exposure, as well as for her claim for attorney fees. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Pain Treatment | 06/01/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of authorization for a worker’s request for pain treatment with platelet-rich plasma injections. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Pilot's Claim for Brain Damage From Toxic Fume Exposure | 05/30/2023 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of an airline pilot’s challenge to the denial of his claim for neurological disorders from alleged workplace exposure to toxic fumes. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Properly Vacates Loss-of-Use Award for Worker With Incomplete Paraplegia | 05/30/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker with incomplete paraplegia was not entitled to a loss-of-use award for his legs when he retained at least some ability to walk. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves Regulatory Filing | 05/26/2023 | |
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| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s annual regulatory filing. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Proper Allocation of 'Net Amount Recovered' From 3rd-Party Tortfeasor | 05/26/2023 | |
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| A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge erroneously allocated an injured worker’s third-party settlement and awarded additional attorney fees to the worker. ...Read More | |||
