Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Reinstates Claim Due to Mischaracterization of Medical Record | 02/05/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits and treatment for a diesel mechanic, finding the Board of Review had mischaracterized the medical evidence in the record. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Rejects Worker's Challenge to Closure of Claim | 02/02/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a worker’s claim for benefits for his injuries from an on-the-job fall. Case:...Read More | |||
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High Court Reinstates Claim for Teacher With MRSA Infection | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court reinstated a school teacher’s claim for benefits for his methicillin-resistant staph infection. Case...Read More | |||
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High Court Says No to Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to add a new condition to her claim. Case:...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Denial for Worker's Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits for a worker’s carpal tunnel syndrome because the onset of his condition and his diagnosis predated his date of hire with his most recent employer. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Denial of Class Certification in Anticompetition Action | 01/30/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the denial of class certification to a group of chiropractors accusing the state’s largest health insurer and claims administrator of anticompetitive behavior. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Declines to Review Dispute Over Continued Medical Care | 01/29/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court last week declined an invitation to review an appellate court decision holding that the Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims can review issues involving continuing medical maintenance at any time. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Says Labor Law Does Not Cover Ordinary Vehicle Repair Work | 12/22/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New York’s highest court ruled that the Labor Law was not intended to cover ordinary vehicle repair work. Case: Stoneham v. Jo...Read More | |||
| Hospital Can't Pursue Patients' Assigned Comp Claims as Breach of Contract Actions | 11/29/2023 | ||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that a hospital could not attempt to recast its patients' assigned claims for workers' compensation benefits as breach of contract claims against an employer’s insurance carrier. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies Course of Employment Under Authorized Vehicle Rule | 11/27/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that a worker is in the course of employment when his employer authorizes a vehicle to operate for business expressly authorized by the employer. ...Read More | |||
