Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Worker's Award for Concussion-Related Injuries | 08/25/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for a concussion and post-concussion syndrome caused by a furnace explosion. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Entitlement to Lifetime Income Benefits | 08/25/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Court of Appeals for the 8th District of Texas upheld a jury’s verdict finding that a former school custodian was entitled to lifetime income benefits for the loss of use of her feet following an injury to her hip. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Claim Filed by Representative of Worker's Estate | 08/24/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court revived a claim filed by the personal representative for a worker’s estate. Case: Estate of McKe...Read More | |||
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Commission Correctly Takes Jurisdiction Over CRPS Claim | 08/23/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to a writ of mandamus ordering the Industrial Commission to vacate its finding of jurisdiction over a worker’s claim for complex regional pain syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Notice Requirements for Employers Terminating Compensation | 08/23/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer that filed a notice of temporary compensation payable was not required to file a notice termination or of denial when it sought to stop paying indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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CLM to Hold Webinar on Emerging Claim Resolution Trends | 08/23/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurance industry association CLM is hosting a webinar Thursday on emerging claim resolution trends. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Contractor's Conviction Arising From Fatal Accident, Reduces Sentence | 08/19/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a contractor’s conviction for tax crimes and failing to secure workers’ compensation coverage for a bulldozer operator who was killed while fighting a wildfire, but the probation period had to be shortened. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can Challenge Allocation of Settlement Between Worker, Spouse | 08/19/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that an insurance carrier should have been allowed to intervene in a lawsuit to contest the apportionment of the settlement proceeds between an injured worker and his spouse on their claims for negligence and loss of consortium. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Effectively Cancels Coverage Before Employee's Hand Injury | 08/18/2021 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a determination that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier effectively canceled its coverage for an employer prior to the date of an employee’s accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Claims by Worker Who Fell While Installing Sign | 08/18/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s claims based on his injuries from a fall while installing a sign on the soffit of a building. ...Read More | |||
