Workers' Compensation News
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker struck by a falling object. Case: Rolka v. Neelam C...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim Due to Her Lack of Credibility | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits from a fall based on her lack of credibility and an expert medical opinion that she had not suffered a work-related injury. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Validly Cancels Company's Policy Before Worker's Injury | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier validly cancelled an employer’s policy for failing to comply with a payroll audit before its employee was injured. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Longtime Coal Miner Didn't Have Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a longtime coal worker did not have occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Commission Warns of Ongoing Fraud Scheme | 07/16/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission on Wednesday posted a warning about an elaborate scam using phony court proceedings to steal personal information from workers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Shoulder Surgery | 07/16/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for a shoulder surgery for a worker with a history of shoulder issues. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker With History of Shoulder Issues Didn't Wait Too Long to File Claim | 07/16/2026 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a worker with a long history of shoulder issues did not have reason to know she had a work-related shoulder injury more than two years before she filed her claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Motion to Renew, Conditional Summary Judgment for Defendant | 07/16/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s motion to renew his bid for summary judgment on his Labor Law claim, and it upheld a grant of conditional summary judgment for a defendant on its indemnification claim against his employer. ...Read More | |||
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County Report Celebrates Improvements in Comp System Despite Persistent Concerns | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ventura County civil grand jury said in a new report that the county has improved how it processes presumptive workers' compensation claims, but long-standing concerns persist among workers about how their claims are processed. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 07/15/2026 | |
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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 his claim to add severe cervical stenosis as a compensable condition. ...Read More | |||
