Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns VSSR Award for Worker With Chemical Burns | 06/24/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court issued a limited writ of mandamus overturning an enhanced award of benefits against a borrowing employer for a worker’s chemical burns. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Civil Claim From Ladder Accident | 06/21/2024 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil claim for injuries he allegedly sustained on a construction project. ...Read More | |||
| CWCI: Evidence to Support Heat Injury Presumption 'Lacking' | 06/18/2024 | ||
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| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute on Monday said there’s a lack of evidence to support a legislative proposal to create a presumption that heat injuries arise out of employment for agricultural workers whose employers violate certain workplace safety rules. CWCI s...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Widow's Civil Claim for Husband's COVID-19 Death | 06/18/2024 | |
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| A California appellate court revived a widow’s civil suit against an employer for her husband’s fatal COVID-19 infection. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Challenge to Partial Denial of Claim | 06/18/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court revived an injured school district employee’s challenge to an administrative law judge’s determination that she was barred from pursuing compensation for some alleged conditions and dates of disability arising from a workplace accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Carrier's Garnishment Claim to Collect on Default Judgment | 06/18/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of an insurance carrier’s garnishment claim against another carrier seeking to collect a default judgment against an employer for a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen Car Accident Claim | 06/20/2024 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen his claim arising out of a car accident. Case:...Read More | |||
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Collateral Estoppel Doesn't Bar Worker's Civil Suit for Alleged Exposure Injuries | 06/17/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the doctrine of collateral estoppel did not bar a worker who failed to prove his occupational disease claim from seeking a civil remedy for injuries allegedly caused by exposure to industrial chemicals. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Injured Worker Not Entitled to Participate in Vocational Rehab | 06/17/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of an injured worker’s request to participate in vocational rehabilitation. Case: S...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker in Labor Law Claim for Demolition Accident | 06/17/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker for his injuries from a demolition project. Case: Colon v...Read More | |||
