Workers' Compensation News
Court Overturns Award for Worker Injured by Manager's Attempt at Chiropractic Treatment | 10/06/2023 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Florida appellate court overturned an award of benefits to a grill cook for his injuries from his manager’s amateur chiropractic effort to relieve his back pain. ...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Rejection of Worker's Claim for Back Injury Due to Credibility Issues | 10/04/2023 | ||
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a back injury based on her lack of credibility. Case: Di...Read More | |||
Contractor Agrees to Pay $370,680 for Safety Failures in Fatal Fall | 10/04/2023 | ||
State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
An Oklahoma construction contractor entered into a deferred prosecution agreement and will pay $370,680 in criminal and civil penalties to avoid federal charges for ignoring safety requirements that resulted in a worker’s death in 2019, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Denial of Permanent Impairment Award to Worker Struck by Tire | 10/03/2023 | ||
State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Delaware Superior Court upheld a decision of the Industrial Accident Board finding that a worker was not entitled to a permanent impairment award for his injuries from being struck by a tire. ...Read More | |||
Construction Worker Gets Summary Judgment for Fall From Scaffold | 10/03/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
Commission Must Decide if Carrier Can Get Reimbursement From Debt Collection Settlement | 10/02/2023 | ||
State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Utah Supreme Court ruled that the Labor Commission has exclusive jurisdiction to determine if an insurance carrier was entitled to reimbursement from the funds a worker received in her settlement of an unfair debt collection action. ...Read More | |||
Court Reinstates Subpoena of Records From Conservator for Injured Worker | 10/02/2023 | ||
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Tennessee Court of Appeals revived a subpoena against the conservator for an injured worker’s estate, finding it was not rendered moot by operation of the doctrine of res judicata. ...Read More | |||
Court Says Penalties Against Attorney Unwarranted | 09/29/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court overturned a penalty against an attorney for State Insurance Fund, finding she had reasonable grounds for challenging an administrative determination that a worker had not been properly served. ...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Award for Worker Injured by Chemical Exposure | 09/28/2023 | ||
State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Utah Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s medical condition was caused by his years of chemical exposure at work. ...Read More | |||
Court Overturns Citation Against Subcontractor for Valley Fever Exposure Risk | 09/27/2023 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A California appellate court overturned a citation against a subcontractor for its alleged failure to protect workers from potential exposure to the fungus that causes valley fever. ...Read More | |||