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Workers' Compensation News
| Court Upholds Dismissal of Claims by Worker who Fell from Ladder | 07/10/2018 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 87 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker's Labor Law and negligence claims arising out of his alleged fall from a ladder while working on a condomium construction project. Case: Naupari v. Murray, No. 6887 111215/11, 07/03/2018, published. Facts: Jorge Naupa...Read More | |||
| Court Issues Dual Rulings Compelling Employer To Pay For Doctor Of Choice | 07/10/2018 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 99 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read | |||
| In a set of companion cases, a Louisiana appellate court ruled that two workers complaining of industrial hearing loss could not be denied treatment with the physician of their choice. Case: Kyle v. Boise Cascade Co. and Scott v. Packaging Corp. of America, Nos. 18-384 and 18...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Compensability of Worker's Neck Injury but Remands for Additional Findings | 07/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Other | 11 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker had established the compensability of a neck injury following a work accident. However, the court said the Industrial Commission needed to make additional findings about her wage-earning capacity and the effect of her employer’s f...Read More | |||
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Commissioner's Refusal to Hear Evidence of Vocational Disability Didn't Violate Due Process | 07/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 66 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 60 min read | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that a worker was not denied due process when a commissioner refused to hear her evidence in support of a vocational disability claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Asks WCAB to Determine if Appeal of Lien Declaration Deadline Was Frivolous | 07/06/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 724 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal asked the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to determine whether an appeal of an en banc decision that defined the deadline for lien declarations mandated by Senate Bill 1160 was brought in bad faith. ...Read More | |||
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Court Won't Vacate Default Judgment for Defendant in Personal Injury Action | 07/06/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 98 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a construction worker’s personal injury action was not entitled have its default set aside, since it could not demonstrate good cause for its failure to participate in the proceedings. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Cited for Failing to Provide Fall Protection | 07/06/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 178 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| A contractor faces $48,778 in penalties for exposing employees to dangerous falls at two South Florida worksites. The U.S. Occupational Safety and...Read More | |||
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Commercial Bakery Cited for Fall and Electrical Hazards | 07/06/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 76 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| A Miami bakery faces $67,261 in fines for exposing employees to caught-in, fall and electrical hazards. The U.S. Occupational and Safety Administration c...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of PTD Benefits; Remands for Commission to Clear Up 'Mess' | 07/05/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 103 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| An Ohio appellate court overturned a denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits, finding that the Industrial Commission erred in focusing on whether she had abandoned the workforce without determining if she was capable of working. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Reduction in Worker's PPD Award to Account for Pre-Existing Arthritis | 07/05/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 75 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 16 min read | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a reduction in the amount of a worker’s permanent partial disability award based on a finding that his accepted occupational disease did not cause the diminished range of motion in his fingers. ...Read More | |||
