Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier Waives Defenses to Claim by Failing to Timely Serve Prehearing Statement | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier waived its defenses to a worker’s claim by failing to timely serve his attorney with its prehearing statement. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Attorney Fee Award | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed a Workers' Compensation Commission decision awarding a fee to an injured worker's attorney, finding that the employer had controverted the compensability of an employee's back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Compensability of Former Pro Football Player's Back Injury | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland Court of Appeals upheld a jury’s verdict finding that a former professional football player’s compensable leg injury caused him to develop a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Suspension of Injured Volunteer Firefighter's Benefits | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the suspension of an injured volunteer firefighter’s benefits based on the availability of jobs within his vocational and physical capabilities. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Judgment for Worker Allegedly Struck by Falling Plywood | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker allegedly injured by a falling piece of plywood was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Defendants Should Have Been Denied Summary Dismissal of Claims | 11/04/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action should not have been granted summary judgment dismissing all the claims against them. ...Read More | |||
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Court Properly Denies Worker's Claim for Further Compensation as Untimely | 11/04/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for further compensation was properly denied as untimely. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Case Law Update to Examine Key Decisions, Legal Changes | 10/29/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California workers’ compensation professionals will get an update on significant case law, legislation and regulatory changes shaping the practice in 2027 during WorkCompCentral’s 2026 Case Law Update webinar on Nov. 7. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Restatement of Restriction Is Not Release to Work, Doesn't Support TPD Conversion | 10/29/2026 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Court of Appeals of Georgia ruled that Delta Airlines failed to comply with the requirement to attach a recent medical report establishing that Jorge Lamar had been released to work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Sets Aside Finding That Worker Abandoned Claim | 10/29/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge erred by not considering all necessary factors before refusing to lift a sanction dismissing a worker's claim for failure to appear. ...Read More | |||
