Workers' Compensation News
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Court Clarifies Requirements for Existence, Denial of 'Combined Condition' | 09/10/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that in the context of a new or omitted condition claim, an employer need not have previously accepted a medical condition before it can consider it "combined" and deny it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Grant of Variance for Medical Marijuana to Treat Chronic Pain | 09/09/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to a variance from the Medical Treatment Guidelines for the use of marijuana to address his chronic pain. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier That Misled Insured About Coverage Held Liable for Worker's Claim | 09/09/2021 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier was liable for a claim and had misled the policyholder into believing it was covered. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Compensability Determination for Worker's Knee Replacement Surgery | 09/09/2021 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a finding that a worker’s job duties substantially and permanently aggravated preexisting degenerative arthritis in his left knee, resulting in the need for a total knee replacement. ...Read More | |||
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Cassie Brown Named Insurance Commissioner | 09/09/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Cassie Brown to serve as insurance commissioner for a term that will run through Feb. 1, 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Division Accepting Comments on BRC Rules | 09/08/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on proposed rules to implement recent legislation allowing the agency to continue holding remote benefit review conferences after pandemic restrictions are lifted. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Claims Against Subcontractor | 09/08/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s claims against a subcontractor that was unable to show that its failure to warn others that it had rendered a fireplace inoperable did not “launch a force or instrument of harm” resulting in injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Errs by Rejecting Credible Causation Opinion in Favor of Own Conclusion | 09/07/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that when the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission finds uncontradicted expert medical testimony on causation is credible, it is not entitled to supply its own contrary lay opinion without support. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Worker for Mental Health Condition | 09/07/2021 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a worker with disabling mental health issues, finding she failed to prove her workplace accident significantly contributed to her psychological problems. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Back Injury, Motion for New Trial | 09/03/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a back injury even though a trial judge failed to file findings of fact and conclusions of law. ...Read More | |||
