Workers' Compensation News
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Court Revives Stevedore's Claim for Asbestos Exposure | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court revived a claim for damages for a stevedore’s alleged industrial asbestos exposure. Case: May v...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker's Back Injury | 07/02/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a compensable back injury. Case: Sparta...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's TTD Despite Change in Diagnosis | 07/01/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court upheld a jury verdict awarding a worker temporary total disability benefits for his respiratory problems, even though the primary diagnosis for his condition changed between the hearing before the Workers’ Compensation Commission and the trial. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Reports Increase in IMR Decision Letters | 06/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute reports that the number of Independent Medical Review decision letters is on the rise after several years of steady decreases. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Carrier Not Entitled to Credit on Worker's Temporary Disability Awards | 06/30/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a finding that a workers' compensation carrier was entitled to take a credit toward awards of temporary disability to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Civil Suit for Injuries | 06/30/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court revived a worker’s civil suit for his alleged injuries from a fall while performing his job duties for his employer at the New Orleans International Airport. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Claims by Worker Who Allegedly Fell From Roof | 06/27/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for alleged injuries from a fall from the roof of a home. ...Read More | |||
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Corrections Worker Indicated for Stealing Comp Benefits | 06/26/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York woman working as a correctional officer was indicated for allegedly stealing more than $43,000 in workers' compensation benefits over four years by not reporting she was running a small business. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Partial Dismissal of Labor Law Claim by Worker Struck by Falling Materials | 06/26/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing part of a worker’s Labor Law action. ...Read More | |||
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Closure of Worker's Claim Without Additional Conditions Upheld | 06/25/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the closure and denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim. ...Read More | |||
