Workers' Compensation News
|
CASIF Announces $6.8B Alternative Security Program | 08/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The board of trustees for the California Self-Insurers’ Security Fund approved and implemented the 2021-22 Alternative Security Program that it said is intended to provide self-insured employers with more financial flexibility. ...Read More | |||
|
Court Upholds Jury's Finding of Joint Enterprise, Barring Injured Worker's Tort Suit | 08/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a jury’s determination that three corporate entities were engaged in a joint enterprise or joint venture rendering them a single employer for purposes of the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
|
Carrier Has Duty to Defend Roofing Contractor From Wrongful Death Suit | 08/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier had a duty to defend an additional insured from a wrongful death action. ...Read More | |||
|
Calif. Insurance Co. Asks 9th Circuit Court to Expedite Appeal in Lara Lawsuit | 08/11/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California insurance carrier trying to move to New Mexico is asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to expedite its appeal in a lawsuit filed against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara over a conservation order his department obtained almost two years ago. ...Read More | |||
|
Court Upholds Dismissal of Claims by Worker Injured While Repairing Storm-Damaged Home | 08/11/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims for negligence and violation of the Labor Law stemming from an injury he received while repairing a home that had been damaged in a hurricane. ...Read More | |||
|
Court Dumps Verdict Allowing Benefits for Psych Condition | 08/10/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a decision to overturn a jury verdict that found a worker was entitled to benefits for aggravation of preexisting major depressive disorder. ...Read More | |||
|
Court Upholds ALJ's Appointment of 2 Medical Panels in Same Claim | 08/10/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals upheld a decision by an administrative law judge to appoint successive medical panels in a worker’s claim, as well as the finding that the worker reasonably refused a light-duty work offer. ...Read More | |||
|
Court Upholds Denials of Summary Judgment, Discovery Sanctions in Labor Law Dispute | 08/06/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of motions for summary judgment in a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his fall from a ladder, as well as a discovery sanction against a property owner who failed to preserve evidence. ...Read More | |||
|
Chamber Holding Work Comp Conference in October | 08/06/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Illinois Chamber of Commerce will hold its 14th annual Workers’ Compensation & Safety Conference on Oct. 19. The event is...Read More | |||
|
Court Upholds Award to Quadriplegic for Loss of Use of Both Arms | 08/05/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award to a worker for the loss of use of both arms following an industrial accident. Case:...Read More | |||
