Workers' Compensation News
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Court Revives Dispute Over Carrier's Denial of Coverage for Claim, Bad Faith Action | 05/09/2023 | |
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| The Connecticut Appellate Court overturned a grant of summary judgment finding an insurance carrier had not properly terminated coverage for an employer, and the court revived the employer’s bad faith claim against the carrier as well. ...Read More | |||
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CPA Charged in $10M Fraud Scheme | 05/09/2023 | |
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| The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced the indictment of a certified public accountant for allegedly filing doctored payroll-related documents on behalf of facade restoration and scaffolding companies in a scheme that cost the New York State Insurance Fund more than $10 million....Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Protective Order Limiting Scope of IME | 05/08/2023 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a protective order limiting the scope of a Labor Law defendant’s independent medical examination of his back. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Labor Law, Negligence Claims Over Electric Shock | 05/08/2023 | |
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| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s negligence and Labor Law claims arising out of his electric shock injuries from exposure to a live wire. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Past Medical Expenses Should Have Been Included in Award Against Tortfeasor | 05/05/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that a trial judge erred in failing to include an injured worker’s past medical expenses in an award of damages from a tortfeasor 100% at fault for the accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court Decision on SIB Application Process a Game Changer for Injured Employees | 05/04/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| By Steve Nichols, News Contributor Work comp attorneys in Texas say a recent appeals court decision requiring injured workers seeking supplemental income benefits to submit job applications as proof of their efforts to find employment is a potential game changer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Disability Discrimination but Reduces Award for Injured Worker | 05/04/2023 | |
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| A New York appellate court reduced the award to an injured worker on her disability discrimination claim. Case: Matter of To...Read More | |||
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Court: Employer Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Retaliatory Discharge Claim | 05/03/2023 | |
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| A Texas appellate court ruled that a government agency should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim that she was terminated in retaliation for seeking workers' compensation after she was injured on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Worker's Successive Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim Timely | 05/03/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker’s successive claim for occupational pneumoconiosis, filed nearly four years after his last harmful exposure, was timely. ...Read More | |||
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CorVel Announces First Generative AI Initiative to Transform Claims and Case Management | 05/03/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| CorVel Corp. announced the integration of generative AI into its CareMC claims platform in a move it said would help reduce costs, minimize liability and improve care and claims oversight. ...Read More | |||
