Workers' Compensation News
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COVID Claims Fall in September | 10/26/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Claims for COVID-19 fell to 1,430 in September from 6,706 in August, according to the latest report from the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Worker for Alleged Consequential Aggravation | 10/26/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to prove she had suffered injuries to both shoulders stemming from an incident in which she attempted to catch a fainting patient at a doctor’s office. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Bringing 3rd-Party Tortfeasor Action Owes No Duty to Protect Worker's Interests | 10/26/2021 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier that files a third-party tort suit to enforce its statutory lien has no duty to protect the interests of the worker who failed to bring suit in a subrogation action. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of 2nd Injury Fund Benefits to Brewery Worker | 10/25/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals overturned a denial of benefits from the Second Injury Fund to a brewery worker with a lengthy history of injuries, finding the decision was not supported by competent, substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Benefits to Widow of Worker Who Committed Suicide | 10/22/2021 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Appellate Court of Connecticut upheld an award of benefits to a worker’s widow, finding his compensable injuries led to his development of depression, which led to his suicide. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Review of Orders Providing Awards to Quadriplegic Worker | 10/21/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of review of two decisions awarding benefits to a worker for his injuries from a car accident that left him quadriplegic. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Denying Carrier's Motion to Disqualify Counsel | 10/20/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Court of Appeals for the 1st District of California has ordered publication of its decision from last month, ruling that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier could not disqualify the attorneys representing a third-party tortfeasor based on a purported conflict created by the firm&r...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Calculation of Wages, Disallowance of College Student as Dependent | 10/19/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that substantial evidence supported the calculation of a business owner’s average wages, but his eldest daughter was not entitled to benefits following his death. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says 1st of 2 Carriers Has Liability for Worker's Bills | 10/19/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that the first of two insurance carriers was liable for the payment of an injured worker’s medical bills. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Tort Claims Against Railway, Co-Employees of Worker Killed During Bridge Repair | 10/18/2021 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals tossed tort claims against co-employees of a worker who was killed while repairing a railroad bridge, as well as against the railway. ...Read More | |||
