Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Suit for Worker's Death in Parking Lot Accident | 05/08/2025 | |
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| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the summary dismissal of a civil suit by the estate of a worker who was struck by a co-worker’s car and killed in the parking area of their workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Sends MLFS Update, Cost-of-Living Bills to Suspense File | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Appropriations Committee sent to its suspense file bills addressing regular updates to permanent partial disability benefits and the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Ability of ALJs to Correct Mistaken Findings in Interlocutory Orders | 05/07/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge could correct a mistake in his prior factual findings after being presented with new evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor's Employee Can't Maintain Civil Suit for Electric Shock Injuries | 05/07/2025 | |
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| The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against the company that had hired his employer to perform electrical repairs. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Claim for Worker Injured While Using Bucket as Step | 05/06/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for injuries that happened while trying to prevent himself from falling from the inverted bucket he was using to work at an elevation. ...Read More | |||
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Corporate Parent of Borrowing Employer Not Civilly Liable for Worker's Injuries | 05/05/2025 | |
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| A Texas appellate court overturned a jury’s finding that a borrowing employer’s corporate parent was civilly liable to a worker for his on-the-job injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Jury Verdict, $1.84 Million Award for Worker's Injuries | 05/05/2025 | |
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| A Texas appellate court overturned a jury verdict and award of $1.84 million to a worker on his claim for injuries sustained while the defendant and his employer were performing work as independent contractors on an oil and gas well. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Amended Premium Fraud Reporting Measure | 05/02/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A policy committee in the California Senate passed an amended bill relating to premium fraud investigations. The Senate Committee on Labor, Public Emp...Read More | |||
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Committee OKs First Responder Subrogation Bill | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate labor policy committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would require certain first responders to receive at least two-thirds of the amount an employer recovers from a third party on a subrogation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Closure of Worker's Claim Without Permanent Impairment | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the closure of a worker’s claim without permanent impairment. Case: Villegas v. Indust...Read More | |||
