Workers' Compensation News
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Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Robbery-Related Claims | 03/30/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri court rejected an employer’s appeal of denied motions to dismiss civil claims filed by workers who were the victims of an attempted robbery. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Self-Represented Worker's Writ Petition | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court dismissed a self-represented worker’s petition for a writ of mandamus due to her failure to comply with procedural rules. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 03/26/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand his claim for a back injury to include adjacent segment syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Labor Law Claim by Estate of Worker Killed Servicing Order Picker | 03/25/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a Labor Law claim filed by the estate of a worker killed while servicing an order picker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns State's Win Against Worker Allegedly Hurt While Exiting Moving Vehicle | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for the state on a worker’s Labor Law claim for her alleged injuries from attempting to exit a moving vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Liable for Medical Costs Associated With Worker's Travel to Visit Family | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that the costs associated with a tetraplegic worker’s travel to visit family out of state did not qualify for coverage as medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Entitled to Reimbursement of Settlement, Plus Fees, Costs, Interest | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier that covered an assigned risk employer was entitled to reimbursement from the Compensation Rating Bureau for its settlement of a claim against the employer, plus interest, fees and expenses from litigating its right to be repaid. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Claim for Pallet Jack Accident | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment that dismissed a worker’s Labor Law claims arising from a pallet jack accident. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Shouldn't Have Received Summary Judgment for Fall From Dumpster | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from falling from a dumpster. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Bill Proposes Another Expansion of Airport Firefighter Presumption | 03/19/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers are proposing to eliminate the requirement that airport firefighters complete a state-mandated training program to qualify for certain workers' compensation presumptions. ...Read More | |||
