Workers' Compensation News
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ICA Errs in Overturning Board's Grant of TTD to Worker for Electric Shock Injuries | 10/14/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court said the Intermediate Court of Appeals erred in overturning a Board of Review decision granting temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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ICW Group Names Lynn Moretti Chief Claims Officer | 10/10/2025 | |
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| California-based ICW Group Insurance Cos. named Lynn Moretti chief claims officer, tasking her with leading the company’s claims operations and strategy across its commercial and specialty lines. ...Read More | |||
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IWCC Arbitrator Peter Akemann Dies at 73 | 10/01/2025 | |
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| The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced that former arbitrator Peter Alan Akemann died of cancer at 73. Akemann was an arbitrator for 18 years, starting when the Workers' Compensation Commission was called the Illinois Industrial Commission. He is survived ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets SLU Award | 09/30/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to a schedule loss of use award. Case: Matter of Romero v. Akorn Inc., ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 09/29/2025 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker With 2 Designated Doctors Can't Demand 2 Panels to Select Replacements | 09/25/2025 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an injured worker who had two designated doctors and demanded a second panel of physicians was entitled to only one. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Offers EDI Training | 09/12/2025 | |
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| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions is offering electronic data interchange training. The EDI Claims...Read More | |||
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Insurer Can Offset Injured Mail Carrier's Recovery of UIM Benefits | 09/10/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that in an action by an insured against an automobile insurance provider for underinsured motorist benefits, the carrier does not need to assert a request to reduce damages by the amount that the insured has recovered. ...Read More | |||
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Independent Contractor Gets Benefits for Injuries From Trucking Accident | 09/10/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an independent contractor was entitled to benefits from a trucking company and a transportation broker for his injuries from a crash. ...Read More | |||
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Initial Filing of PFB Doesn't Toll Statute of Limitations After Voluntary Dismissal of Claims | 09/05/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that if an employee voluntarily dismisses his petition for benefits before the employer’s acceptance of compensability or the adjudication of any entitlement, the initial filing does not toll the statute of limitations. ...Read More | |||
