Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Denial of Additional TTD for Injured Worker | 07/21/2023 | |
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| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for her injuries from a car accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Comp Attorney's Criminal Conviction for Client Kickback Scheme | 07/20/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the criminal conviction of a veteran workers’ compensation attorney for his part in a conspiracy to refer clients for compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier's Managing General Agent Can't Stop Administrative Proceedings | 07/20/2023 | |
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| The Montana Supreme Court ruled that a carrier’s managing general agent was not entitled to a writ to stop an administrative proceeding against it for its alleged failure to provide information to the state in a “usable” format. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Board's Rejection of Settlement as Not Serving Best Interests of Worker | 07/19/2023 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a decision of the Industrial Accident Board to reject a proposed settlement of a worker’s claim that accounted for a shoulder injury but not her alleged neck injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Special Motion to Strike in Long-Running Dispute Between Attorneys | 07/17/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the denial of a defendant’s special motion to strike a complaint filed against him by a fellow attorney as part of a decades-long dispute involving claims of malpractice, malicious prosecution, fraud and bankruptcy. ...Read More | |||
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Conference Presenters Discuss Long COVID, Workplace Shootings | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| By Steve Nichols, News Contributor Presenters speaking during the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation’s annual conference this week addressed topics affecting workers, employers, carriers and practitioners throughout the country, including what’s com...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Partial Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the partial dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his slip-and-fall accident. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Comptroller: Risk Management Division Failed to Implement Claims Processing Recommendations | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller said in a follow-up report that the Division of Risk Management failed to implement work comp claims processing recommendations intended to reduce fraud, waste and abuse. ...Read More | |||
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CAJPA Conference Sept. 12-15 in South Lake Tahoe | 07/13/2023 | |
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| The California Association of Joint Powers Authorities is holding its 2023 fall conference Sept. 12-15 in South Lake Tahoe. The conferenc...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Cancer-Stricken Firefighter's Claim for Benefits | 07/13/2023 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a firefighter’s claim for benefits for his brain cancer, finding the administrative law judge had applied to wrong statutory requirements to the case. ...Read More | |||
