Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law, Negligence Claims | 10/14/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims arising from his alleged fall on construction debris. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Order Awarding PTD to Retired Firefighter | 10/13/2026 | |
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| The Court of Appeals of the State of Nevada affirmed a district court decision ordering Clark County and Corvel Corp. to pay permanent total disability benefits to a retired firefighter. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Firefighter's Benefits Award Against Prior Employer | 10/13/2026 | |
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| A Florida appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a firefighter’s cardiac condition against the first of his two employers, with which he worked when he developed heart disease. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rules Petition for Leave to File Late Claim Notice Was Properly Denied | 10/09/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured police officer’s petition for leave to file a late notice of claim was properly denied. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Compensability Finding Not Against Manifest Weight of Evidence | 10/09/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a university employee for a shoulder injury. Case: University of Illino...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Dental Benefits | 10/09/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s benefits claim for damage to his lower teeth after he was struck in the head by a falling tree limb. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Finding Prejudice in Pension Disability Claim | 10/08/2026 | |
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| The Illinois Appellate Court has published its ruling holding that two Marion police pension board members' statements about a former officer showed that they had prejudged his disability claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Exclusivity Supports Dismissal of Civil Suit Against Assisted Living Facility | 10/08/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against the assisted living facility where she worked and its partial owner. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Claim Denial, Finds Truck Driver Not Independent Contractor as Matter of Law | 10/08/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Louisiana appellate court overturned the denial of an injured truck driver’s claim for benefits, finding he was not an independent contractor as a matter of law. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Finding that Employer Wrongfully Refused to Rehire Worker | 10/08/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that an employee making a wrongful refusal to rehire claim must make an initial showing that he was injured in the course of his employment and the employer refused to rehire him. ...Read More | |||
