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Court Says Miner Proved Work, Not Smoking, Caused COPD 06/06/2025
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other
A federal court found that a former coal miner with a lengthy history of smoking provided sufficient evidence for a trial judge to conclude that his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was attributable at least in part to his work. ...Read More
 
 

Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment to Worker Who Fell From Platform 06/06/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: Riva...Read More
 
 

Court Affirms Dismissal of Tort Complaint From School Worker Assaulted by Principal 06/05/2025
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California appeals court affirmed a trial court’s decision dismissing a tort complaint filed by a school maintenance worker who was kicked in the groin by the principal. ...Read More
 
 

CWCI Holding Case Law Program Sept. 9 06/05/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute is holding its annual case law program Sept. 9. The 27th annual California Workers&rsqu...Read More
 
 

Court Affirms Partial Summary Judgment on Worker's Claim for Alleged Excavator Accident 06/05/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court ruled that partial summary judgment was appropriate on a worker’s negligence claim for his injuries from allegedly being struck by the bucket of an excavator. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Finding of Lost Wage-Earning Capacity for Injured Worker 06/05/2025
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker suffered a loss of wage-earning capacity from a back injury and an industrial loss of use of her leg due to a knee injury. ...Read More
 
 

CWCI: Long COVID Consumes 75% of Related Claim Payments 06/04/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that cases of long COVID account for a disproportionate share of costs among claims for COVID-19. ...Read More
 
 

Comp Bills Heading to Governor 06/03/2025
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Texas lawmakers voted to send the governor bills that would allow remote contested case hearings, eliminate group self-insurance coverage and govern the use of artificial intelligence in claims handling. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Misconduct Findings Against Fugitive Uwaydah's Frontline Medical 06/02/2025
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California appellate court ruled that multiple abuses of the discovery process and a pattern of intentionally false or misleading statements were sufficient for a Los Angeles court to grant case-terminating sanctions and dismiss a lawsuit filed by a company affiliated with fugitive Munir Uwayda...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Intentional Tort Claims Against Statutory Employer 06/02/2025
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A Louisiana appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of two workers’ intentional tort claims against their statutory employer for their burn injuries in a refinery accident. ...Read More
 
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