Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Orders Retrial on Tort Suit over Amputated Leg
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07/06/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Alaska worker who had his right leg torn from his body by a mulching machine is getting a second chance to prove his negligence claims against the owner and manufacturer of the machine because the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of his receipt of workers' compensation benefits ...Read More
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Healthesystems Pharmacist Appointed to ODG Advisory Board
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07/05/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Healthesystems, a workers' compensation pharmacy and ancillary benefits management provider, announced on Tuesday that pharmacist Kathleen S. O’Lenic has been accepted to the Official Disability Guidelines Advisory Board (ODG).As part of the ODG board, O’Lenic will provid...Read More
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High Ct. Reverses 3rd Circuit, Upholds OWC's Denial of Claim
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07/05/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A decision by the Office of Workers' Compensation to reject a worker's claim that he injured his back while working was not "clearly wrong" and must stand, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled, reversing the Court of Appeals.Case: Marange v. Custom Metal Fabricators, 2011-C-2678, 07...Read More
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Hearing on Qualifications of Comp Court Nominees Set for Aug. 20
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07/05/2012
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Judicial Nominating Commission for the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court will hold a public hearing in Lincoln on Aug. 20 to consider the qualifications of candidates to fill the seat of Workers' Compensation Court Judge Ronald Brown, who is resigning on Aug. 3.The hearing...Read More
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High Court Limits Attorney-Client Privilege in Bad-Faith Claims
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07/03/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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In a bad-faith action brought by an injured worker against a workers' compensation insurer, attorney-client privilege does not protect communications between an insurer's lawyer and the employer, the Texas Supreme Court ruled.Case: In Re XL Specialty Insurance Co., 10-0969, 06/29...Read More
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High Court Reverses Santos, Finds Claimant's Atty. Entitled to Fee
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07/02/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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A claimant's attorney who lost before an administrative law judge is entitled to fees because he ultimately prevailed on appeal, even though the claimant — not the insurer — initiated the review, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled.The high court said in its unanimous decision...Read More
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High Court Says Tribal Sovereignty Does Not Extend to Carrier
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06/28/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An insurance carrier that provided coverage for a tribal employer could not shield itself from liability for an injured worker's claim based on the tribe's sovereign immunity, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.In a unanimous decision, the high...Read More
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House Painter Pleads Guilty to Theft of Benefits
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06/27/2012
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State: ME | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A house painter from Mt. Desert, Maine, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of theft by deception in connection with benefits he received from Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co. (MEMIC), the insurer said in a news release on Monday.MEMIC said Jeremy Laurendeau, 35, agreed t...Read More
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Housing Director Accused of Aiding False Claim Placed on Leave
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06/27/2012
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The executive director of the Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority -- who has been accused by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation with making a false allegation involving an employee of the housing authority -- has been placed on paid administrative leave, the Lima News reported on Tuesday....Read More
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Hooters Waitress Awarded Comp Benefits after Contracting TB
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06/27/2012
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State: MD | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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One of several employees at a Maryland Hooters who reportedly contracted tuberculosis at work has been awarded workers' compensation benefits, according to news reports. Jheri Stratton was quarantined to her home because of the disease and city health officials monitor her twice weekly to ens...Read More
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