Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Says Exclusivity Shielded Driver from Contribution Claim
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03/28/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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New York's highest court ruled that a defendant in a civil action arising from a motor vehicle accident cannot pursue contribution pursuant to the Vehicle and Traffic Law against a driver who was at fault for the accident, but immune from liability to the injured party under the Workers'...Read More
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High Court Denies Review of Refinery Worker's Hearing-Loss Claim
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03/27/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will not be reviewing a Commonwealth Court decision finding that a former refinery worker who undisputedly suffered from significant hearing loss was not entitled to benefits for his condition.The case was McCool v. WCAB (Sunoco Inc.), ...Read More
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Health Insurer Drops Coverage for Work-Related Injuries
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03/27/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A major Washington state health insurance carrier has dropped workplace illnesses and injuries from its coverage, forcing self-employed policyholders to turn to the state Department of Labor and Industries or other carriers for coverage.Group Health Cooperative confirmed on Wednesday a r...Read More
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High Court Extends Time to Decide to Review Employee/IC Dispute
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03/26/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Supreme Court is giving itself more time to decide whether it will grant review to a dispute about whether a long-time truck driver who was allegedly suffering from chronic lung disease was an employee of the company for which he worked.The court exten...Read More
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High Court Asked to Clarify Employer's Duty to Warn of Hazards
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03/25/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday withdrew its decision from last September addressing whether a grocery store worker could sue his non-subscribing employer in tort for injuries he suffered in a workplace fall. In its new decision, the 5th Circuit ...Read More
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High Court Revives Worker's Tort Suit from Injuries at Trade Show
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03/25/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a worker who was injured while setting up a display at a trade show should not have had his tort claim against the trade show organizer dismissed on the basis of workers' compensation exclusivity. Case: Jackson v. Freeman ...Read More
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High Court Says Family of Worker Killed by Lightning Gets Benefits
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03/24/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: KY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the family of a worker killed by a lightning strike on company property while leaving his employment was entitled to death benefits.Case: Shelby Industries v. Estate of Larsh, No. 2013-SC-000031-WC, 03/20/2014, unpublished....Read More
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High Court to Review Compensability of Worker's Drug Overdose
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03/21/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Supreme Court will be weighing in on whether the family of a carpenter who died from an accidental drug overdose is entitled to workers' compensation benefits.At their weekly conference Wednesday, the Supreme Court justices agreed to review South C...Read More
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High Court: Workers' Comp Benefits Didn't Eliminate UIM Coverage
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03/18/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: IN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Indiana Supreme Court, in a case of first impression, ruled last week that an auto insurance carrier could not wholly eliminate its liability to its insured for damages from a work-related car accident with an underinsured driver by offsetting the amount of his workers' compensation ben...Read More
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Hearing Scheduled on Bill to Expand Salary Continuation
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03/17/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The investigators and agents for the California Attorney General and Department of Insurance, some park rangers and community college security officers would be entitled to a year of salary continuation in lieu of temporary disability benefits under a bill on the agenda for a Senate Labor and Indust...Read More
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