Workers' Compensation News
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Court Rejects Worker's Challenge to Application of Amended IRE Provisions | 09/13/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an injured worker’s argument that the amended version of the impairment rating evaluation process should not apply to her because her injury predated the revisions. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Attempt to Pursue Civil Claim Against Employer | 09/12/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s attempt to sue his employer for an alleged work-related injury for which he had unsuccessfully sought benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Widow's Claim for Loss-of-Use Awards | 09/08/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court overturned a denial of a widow’s request for compensation for her husband’s loss of use of his arms and legs, loss of vision and hearing before his death from a head injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Writ Relief for Worker Seeking PTD Benefits | 09/08/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for permanent total disability benefits after she worked nearly 30 years after her injury. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can Subrogate Against Employee's Recovery of UIM Benefits | 09/06/2023 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Act expressly allows employers and workers’ compensation carriers to assert subrogation liens against benefits paid to employees under uninsured motorist policies. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Bus Driver's Claim of Occupational Disease From Overuse Injury | 09/06/2023 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court denied a bus driver’s occupational disease claim based on the alleged overuse of her left wrist. ...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Meeting Sept. 15 | 09/05/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation will hear a presentation from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute during its next meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Coverage for Worker's Past, Future Medication Expenses | 09/05/2023 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals upheld an administrative decision concerning the compensability of a worker’s past and future expenses for medications. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Carrier's Attempt to Appeal Finding of Duty to Defend | 09/05/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court threw out an insurance carrier’s attempt to challenge a judge’s determination that the company had a duty to provide a defense for an employer against a suit from a former employee. ...Read More | |||
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Court Grants Summary Judgment to Worker Injured in Trench Collapse | 09/01/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured in a trench collapse should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
