Workers' Compensation News
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Court Tosses Worker's Attempt to Challenge Apportionment | 11/22/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court dismissed a worker’s appeal of a decision apportioning liability on grounds that he had not been aggrieved by the ruling. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Makes Appointments to COIN Advisory Board | 11/20/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday announced several appointments to the board charged with helping safeguard the integrity of the insurance market. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Carpenter Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment | 11/17/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carpenter should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a trip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Entitled to Further Develop Record on Lack-of-Coverage Defense | 11/14/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier was not entitled to an opportunity to develop the record as to its lack-of-coverage defense. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Former Nanny's Occupational Disease Claim | 11/13/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a former nanny’s claim of an occupational disease caused by her employment of less than one year. ...Read More | |||
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Concrete Truck Driver Gets Benefits for Occupational Disease Caused by Repetitive Trauma | 11/10/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an award to a concrete truck driver for an occupational disease caused by his repeated exposure to the vibrations of his vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Announces CIGA Board Appointments | 11/08/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced three appointments to the California Insurance Guarantee Association board of governors. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding of Causal Connection Between Worker's Torn Rotator Cuff, Accident | 11/08/2023 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals overturned a finding that a worker’s torn rotator cuff was causally related to a prior workplace fall, resulting in a shoulder injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Properly Denies Worker's Request to Amend Labor Law Claim | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of a worker’s request to amend his Labor Law claim. Case: Jones v. New York State Th...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Worker's Claim Against Second Injury Fund | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the rejection of a worker’s claim against the state Second Injury Fund after she suffered complications from surgery to treat a compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
