Workers' Compensation News
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Court: Worker's Challenge to Decision in Discovery Dispute Shouldn't Have Been Dismissed | 01/18/2023 | |
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| The Iowa Court of Appeals revived a worker’s challenge to an adverse administrative ruling in a discovery dispute in her workers’ compensation case. ...Read More | |||
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Co-Worker Immunity Under Comp Law Bars Worker's Recovery of UM Benefits | 01/13/2023 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that the amount a plaintiff is "legally entitled to recover" under an underinsured motorist provision of an insurance policy is the amount for which the plaintiff has secured a judgment against the at-fault defendant. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Claim Against Attorney Despite Alleged Misconduct | 01/13/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s lawsuit against the attorney who had jointly defended him and his employer in a tort action arising from the accident that had caused his injuries, despite the alleged misconduct of the attorney. ...Read More | |||
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Claim Inventory Report for 2022 Due April 1 | 01/12/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation said the Annual Report of Inventory for 2022 claims is due April 1. The report must identi...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of PTD Benefits for Worker With Multiple Disabilities | 01/12/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Missouri Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent total disability benefits from the Second Injury Fund to a worker with multiple preexisting disabilities, finding he failed to prove his disabilities "directly and significantly aggravated or accelerated" his work injury....Read More | |||
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Court: Participating in Discovery, Depositions Counts as 'Seeking' Benefits | 01/11/2023 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An injured worker who participated in discovery and scheduled depositions relating to his workers’ compensation case was “seeking” benefits, and his claim should not have been dismissed with prejudice, the Oklahoma Court of Appeals said. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award of Service-Connected Retirement Benefits for Worker With Back Injury | 01/10/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld an award of service-connected disability retirement benefits for a county employee who suffered an on-the-job back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Considering California-Style Protections for Pot Users | 01/10/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers in Washington state are scheduled to hear testimony this morning on a bill that would create employment protections for pot smokers that are similar to those California lawmakers approved last year. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Widow's Claim Under Heart and Lung Act for Firefighter's COVID Death | 01/10/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court reinstated a widow’s claim for benefits under the Heart and Lung Act for her firefighter husband’s death from COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Hospitalizations Drop in 2021 | 01/09/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The number of hospitalizations covered by workers' compensation fell by 5.7% in 2021, continuing a trend in which comp hospitalizations declined at a faster pace than stays covered by private medical coverage, according to a new study by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute....Read More | |||
