Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Determination of Housekeeper's MMI Date | 03/14/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a determination of the date a worker reached maximum medical improvement for her injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award to Nurse Injured in Patient Attack | 03/13/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a determination that a nurse suffered a compensable neck injury that did not result in permanent impairment after being attacked by a patient. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Firefighter Was Denied Due Process in Adjudication | 03/13/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned the denial of a firefighter’s request for a disability pension, finding he had been denied due process in the administrative proceedings. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Carrier's Contract Action Against Injured Worker Wasn't SLAPP | 03/12/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier’s breach-of-contract action against a tile setter for failing to pay its lien out of a settlement was not a strategic lawsuit against public participation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says WCJ Didn't Arbitrarily Reject Expert Testimony | 03/12/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a judge’s credibility assessment of an expert’s testimony was not so arbitrary and capricious to require reversal of the finding that a worker had not fully recovered from her injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Worker's Malpractice Action Against Former Attorney | 03/12/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court threw out a worker’s malpractice action against her former attorney, finding that the lawyer had never agreed to represent her in a personal injury action. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claims for Retaliation, Discrimination | 03/11/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims of retaliation and disability discrimination against her former employer. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Commission Sets Conference for Oct. 8-9 | 03/11/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission is holding its Educational Conference and Exhibition Oct. 8-9 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Settlements to Release 'Unknown' Claims Aren't Enforceable | 03/08/2024 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that settlement language purporting to release “unknown” claims is not enforceable. ...Read More | |||
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Children May Proceed With Tort Suit Against Parents' Employer | 03/06/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court said summary judgment is not appropriate in deciding if birth defects in children are the result of their parents' workplace exposure to chemicals. ...Read More | |||
