Workers' Compensation News
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Court Grants Labor Law Defendant's Motion for Entry of Default | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a motion by a Labor Law defendant for entry of a default judgment on its third-party claims should have been granted. ...Read More | |||
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Claim Partially Revived for Worker Struck by Falling Object | 06/01/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived parts of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling object. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 06/01/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of her claim. Ca...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Elimination of Worker's Impairment Award | 05/29/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board that eliminated a worker’s impairment award. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Employer's Denial of Previously Accepted Combined Condition Claim | 05/28/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld an employer’s denial of a worker’s previously accepted combined condition claim. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Summary Dismissal of Indemnification Claim Properly Denied | 05/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a third-party defendant in a Labor Law action was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the contractual indemnification claim against it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Indemnification Claims Against Injured Worker's Employer | 05/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived the contractual indemnification claims by the defendants in a Labor Law action against the injured worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker's Ankle | 05/27/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a compensable injury when she rolled her ankle at work while rising from a chair. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Has Duty to Defend Insured From Injured Workers' Suit | 05/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment that found a carrier had a duty to defend its insured from a lawsuit by two injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Allows Estate to Sue Team Doctor Over Player's Death | 05/19/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court affirmed a trial court ruling allowing the estate of a minor league baseball player to pursue a medical malpractice claim against a team doctor, holding that state law applies and does not bar the claim under workers’ compensation exclusivity principles. ...Read More | |||
