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Commission Errs in Finding Temp Company's Client Is Dual Employer 05/29/2025
State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission erred in finding that a business using a staffing company’s services was the dual employer of an injured worker. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Award for Worker's Occupational Asthma 05/28/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for his occupational asthma from his on-the-job chemical exposures. ...Read More
 
 

Court Says Tribal Immunity Extends to Health Care Contractor 05/22/2025
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California appeals court overturned a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board decision and held that a nonprofit health care organization that works with several Indian tribes is entitled to sovereign immunity. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds $2.8 Million Verdict in Gross Negligence Claim 05/22/2025
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a jury’s award of $2.8 million in a co-worker gross negligence action arising from the death of a surface mine employee. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Knee Surgery, Approves Other Treatments 05/22/2025
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for a worker’s knee surgery, but it said his shoulder surgery, diagnostic testing and pain management referral should have been approved. ...Read More
 
 

Claims Administrator Can't Rely on Online Product Prices to Contest Bills 05/21/2025
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a claims administrator could not carry its burden of proof to challenge the amounts charged by a medical supply company with evidence that comparable products could be purchased online for less. ...Read More
 
 

Court: Late Expert Report, Testimony Shouldn't Have Been Kept From Evidence 05/21/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court ruled that the report and testimony of a worker’s expert should not have been kept from evidence even though the expert did not appear for a deposition before the deadline set by the Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More
 
 

Commissioner Approves Regulatory Filing 05/20/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved regulatory changes recommended by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Termination of Volunteer Firefighter's Operational Privileges 05/20/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court upheld the termination of a volunteer firefighter’s operational privileges due to his failure to disclose his disabled designation by the Workers' Compensation Board, among other misconduct. ...Read More
 
 

Commission Has Jurisdiction Over Fee Dispute Among Attorneys 05/19/2025
State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a determination that the Workers’ Compensation Commission had jurisdiction over a fee dispute among the former attorneys for an injured worker and successor counsel. ...Read More
 
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