Workers' Compensation News
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Court Says Widow Can't Bring Tort Suit | 11/17/2021 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a widow could not proceed with a tort claim based on a worker’s death and was limited to a recovery under the workers’ compensation law. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Updates Attorney Withdrawal Forms | 11/16/2021 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission updated forms attorneys must use to withdraw from a case. The commission said counsel of ...Read More | |||
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Correctional Officer Gets Award for Psych Injuries From Sexual Assault by Co-Worker | 11/16/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a correctional officer for her psychological injuries following a sexual assault by a co-worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Immunity for Power Station Owner | 11/15/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court granted a rehearing to a power station owner and changed its position on the owner’s immunity from civil liability to the injured employees of a contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Interaction of Statutes Governing Pretrial Settlement Offers, Comp Liens | 11/12/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld an award to the defendants in an injured worker’s tort action based on his failure to secure an award of damages at trial that was more favorable than the pretrial settlement offer. ...Read More | |||
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Church Mutual Names Stephanie Lynn VP | 11/12/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Church Mutual Insurance Co. named Stephanie Lynn vice president of enterprise risk management. ...Read More | |||
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Comp and Hearings Divisions Sign MOU for Contested Cases | 11/12/2021 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Wisconsin’s Workers’ Compensation Division and Division of Hearings and Appeals signed a memorandum of understanding outlining how they will handle contested workers’ compensation hearings to implement 2015 reforms that transferred adjudicatory functions from one agency to the o...Read More | |||
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Comp Laude Winners Announced | 11/10/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| WorkCompCentral presented awards for outstanding contributions to the workers’ compensation industry at its annual Comp Laude Awards and Gala. ...Read More | |||
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Convention Center Employee Has No Viable Tort Claim | 11/10/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a convention center employee allegedly injured by a runaway freight cart could not pursue a tort claim against the company removing its trade show materials from the site, since it was his special employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Partial Summary Judgment on Claim for Power Saw Mishap | 11/10/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker should not have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for an injury involving an allegedly unguarded power saw and that his claims for negligent supervision, negligent retention and negligent hiring should have be...Read More | |||
