Workers' Compensation News
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Court Denies University Professor Benefits for Alleged Injury | 04/24/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a university professor’s claim for benefits for a compression fracture after he fell from a chair. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Has No Duty to Defend/Indemnify in Worker's Personal Injury Action | 04/24/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment that declared an insurance carrier had no obligation to defend or indemnify any entity involved in a worker’s civil suit over his alleged injuries at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Jury's Verdict Finding L.A. Failed to Engage in Interactive Process | 04/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court affirmed a jury’s finding that the Los Angeles Police Department failed to engage in the interactive process to find a reasonable accommodation for an injured officer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Continues to Deny Penalty, Reinstatement Petitions by Police Officers With COVID-19 | 04/22/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court is continuing its string of decisions rejecting reinstatement and penalty petitions by Philadelphia police officers who contracted COVID-19, adding that the humanitarian purpose of the Workers’ Compensation Act has not been violated by the denial of these petitio...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Motion for Acquittal, New Trial by Labor Org Convicted of Fraud | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal court in Sacramento found that the owners of a labor organization convicted of fraud are not entitled to a new trial even though they claimed they were denied the opportunity to introduce evidence about the legality of the work comp product they sold in California. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding That Employer Failed to Timely Contest Claim | 04/21/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a finding that an employer failed to timely controvert a worker’s claim of injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Reports 16% Increase in QMEs, 17% Increase in Requests for Panels | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that the number of qualified medical evaluators increased 16% from 2019 to 2024, but the number of requests for QME panels increased by 17% over the same period. ...Read More | |||
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Coal Mine Worker Gets Benefits for Cumulative Trauma Injuries | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a coal mine worker’s cumulative trauma injuries. Case: M...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Jury Verdict Denying Worker's Occupational Disease Claim | 04/18/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict denying a worker’s occupational disease claim. Case: Department ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Civil Suit Against Nonsubscribing Employer | 04/17/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court revived a roofer’s claims against his nonsubscribing employer for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
