Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Labor Law Claims Against Homeowners | 05/19/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims against the owners of a private residence. Case:...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves WCIRB Regulatory Filing | 05/18/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved regulatory changes recommended by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau for policies incepting on or after Sept. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Steroid Injection for Worker's Back | 05/18/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a claims administrator’s denial of an epidural steroid injection for a worker's lumbar spine. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Defendant's Third-Party Claims for Indemnification Properly Dismissed | 05/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the third-party defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to summary judgment dismissing a company's claims against them for indemnification. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Carrier's Fine for Failure to Pay Death Benefits | 05/15/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a $2,000 fine against an insurance company for its failure to timely pay death benefits to a worker’s dependents. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Worker Didn't Lie About Consuming Alcohol Before Motor Vehicle Accident | 05/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker did not commit fraud during his testimony related to when he last consumed alcohol before he was involved in a motor vehicle accident. ...Read More | |||
