Workers' Compensation News
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Federal Appellate Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits for Miner | 07/14/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a miner, ruling that his claim was timely filed and that the finding of total disability was supported by substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Firm Can Recover Under Quantum Meruit Theory From Attorney Who Left | 07/12/2023 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Appeals Court of Massachusetts upheld an award of damages to a law firm under a theory of quantum meruit against an attorney who decided to leave. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Jury's Bad Faith Verdict Against Carrier on Rehearing | 06/22/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court granted rehearing of a bad faith dispute between two insurance carriers and again upheld a jury’s award for the carrier that was an additional insured under the other’s policy and was denied a defense or indemnity. ...Read More | |||
| Federal Court Says LHWCA Didn't Bar Worker's State-Law Tort Claims for Asbestos Exposure | 06/14/2023 | ||
| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a case of first impression, a federal appellate court ruled that a worker’s state-law tort claims for his alleged asbestos exposure were not preempted by the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Framing Subcontractor's Employee Can't Hold General Contractor Liable for Injuries | 06/01/2023 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled that an injured construction worker could not hold the general contractor for a homebuilding project liable for his injuries under the Workers' Compensation Act or a theory of general negligence. ...Read More | |||
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Fiscal Committees Pass Comp Bills Ahead of Deadline | 05/23/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Fiscal committees in the California Legislature recently signed off on workers’ compensation bills with a combined projected price tag of more than $10 million. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Gets Fee Award for Attorney's Work on Board Appeal | 05/02/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter was entitled to an award of fees and costs for work his attorney performed on the administrative appeal of his claim, even though the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals never issued a decision before the Department of Labor and Indu...Read More | |||
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Family Members Arraigned for Alleged $2.1M Fraud Scheme | 05/01/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Four family members were arraigned last week on multiple counts of insurance fraud after a state Department of Insurance investigation. The ...Read More | |||
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Fiscal Committee Passes Skin Cancer Presumption, Debit Card Bills | 04/21/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California Assembly committee passed bills that would give certain San Diego city workers a presumption that skin cancer is compensable and allow carriers to continue using debit cards to pay indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Failure to Report Injury Leads to Fraud Charge | 04/11/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The owner of a Minnesota construction company was charged with workers’ compensation fraud after failing to report an injury at a job site, according to a report by an ...Read More | |||
