Workers' Compensation News
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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was entitled to death benefits.Case: Shelby Industries v. Estate of Larsh, No. 2013-SC-000031-WC, 03/20/2014, unpublished....Read More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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High Court Denies Review of Claim by Worker Hit by Car
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03/17/2014
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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 last week denied review of a worker's challenge to the denial of benefits for his catastrophic injuries from when he was hit by a car while crossing a public street while on his way from his parking spot to his workplace.The case wa...Read More
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Hospital Can't Get Paid until Worker Establishes Compensability
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03/13/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Other
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A hospital that provided treatment to an injured worker could not demand payment for its bills from the Workers' Compensation Division of the Department for Financial Services until the compensability of the worker's claim was established, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled. ...Read More
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H.J. Knight International Insurance Names New Account Manager
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03/11/2014
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State: MA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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H.J. Knight International Insurance Agency Executive Vice President Matt Lanza has named Rene Lombardo as a commercial lines account manager with the agency.Lombardo, of East Taunton, will specialize in property and casualty insurance for mid-to-large size accounts i...Read More
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High Court Reinstates Jury Verdict in Favor of Railway in FELA Case
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03/05/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Nebraska Supreme Court reinstated a jury's verdict in favor of a railway on a worker's claim for damages under the Federal Employers Liability Act, finding no error in the manner in which the trial judge had instructed the jury on the law. Case: Kuhn...Read More
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House and Senate Bills Would Increase Attorney Fees
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03/04/2014
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State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Peter Mantius, Northern Bureau ChiefA pair of similar bills with bipartisan support in the state House and Senate would substantially raise workers’ compensation attorney fees and various bene...Read More
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