Workers' Compensation News
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Farm Animals Law Applies to Death of Ranch Hand | 07/08/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, a Texas appellate court ruled that the Liability Arising From Farm Animals Act applied to a worker’s fatal accident, even though his death was not caused directly by the actions of a farm animal. ...Read More | |||
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Family of Worker Thrown From Aerial Boom Gets Summary Judgment | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the family of a worker fatally thrown from an aerial boom lift was entitled to summary judgment on their Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Disability Discrimination Claims | 06/04/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an Illinois worker’s claims for disability discrimination. Case:...Read More | |||
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Former Property Owner Gets Partial Summary Dismissal of Labor Law Claims | 06/04/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the former owner of a property where a worker allegedly suffered injuries was entitled to partial summary dismissal of his Labor Law claims. ...Read More | |||
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Framework Announced for Pinnacol Modernization | 05/29/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pinnacol Assurance, together with a handful of Colorado business and labor groups, on Thursday announced the framework for a modernization project that they plan to pursue through the Legislature rather than the ballot initiative process. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Finds Volunteer Firefighter Entitled to Warranty of Seaworthiness | 05/19/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a volunteer firefighter injured while responding to a boat fire on the Hudson River was entitled to the warranty of seaworthiness and that his receipt of compensation under New York’s Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Law did not bar his ne...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Says Wrong Mine Operator Designated as Liable for Black Lung Benefits | 05/14/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an administrative law judge and the Benefits Review Board designated the wrong mine operator as liable for a West Virginia miner’s black lung benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court: 125 Days Qualify as 'Year' of Coal Mine Employment | 04/30/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a worker needs to prove only that he worked for 125 days in coal mines during a calendar year to have a “year” of qualifying coal mine employment for purposes of the Black Lung Benefits Act presumption. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Denies Challenge to Worker's Black Lung Benefits Award | 04/29/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court denied review of a coal mine operator’s challenge to a worker’s award of black lung benefits. Case:...Read More | |||
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Fraud, Unfair Competition Claims Not Sufficient to Escape Exclusivity | 04/22/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court ruled that workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for an injured worker's claim that a third-party administr...Read More | |||
