Workers' Compensation News
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Jaywalking Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Being Struck by Car While on Break | 07/23/2026 | |
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| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a worker struck by a car as she was jaywalking across a street to get food on her break. ...Read More | |||
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Justices Say District Courts Can Vacate Compensation Court Orders | 07/09/2026 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that a district court has equitable jurisdiction to vacate an order of the compensation court. Case:...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Dismissing Worker's Civil Suit Over Bankruptcy Disclosure | 06/12/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge erred in dismissing a worker’s personal injury claim on the basis of judicial estoppel because he had not disclosed it in his prior bankruptcy case. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Dismissing Self-Represented Worker's Claim With Prejudice | 06/04/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned the dismissal of a self-represented worker’s claim, finding that the Office of Workers’ Compensation judge had failed to follow the proper procedure before dismissing with prejudice. ...Read More | |||
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Justice for Injured Workers Act Applies Retroactively to Bar Estoppel Defense | 03/25/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Justice for Injured Workers Act applied retroactively to bar the defendants in a civil case from asserting a collateral estoppel defense based on the proceedings from the plaintiff’s workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Overturns Board Decision as Lacking Evidentiary Support, Adequate Reasoning | 03/06/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court overturned an administrative finding that an injured forklift driver was not a displaced worker. Case:...Read More | |||
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Jury Verdict for Worker's Retaliation Claim Overturned Due to Improper Venue | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court overturned a jury’s verdict for a worker on his retaliation claim, finding that the trial was not held in a proper venue. ...Read More | |||
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Jury Acquits Neurosurgeon on Conspiracy Charge | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A jury acquitted a Southern California neurosurgeon charged with conspiracy to commit workers' compensation fraud, according to a report by MyNewsLA.com and informati...Read More | |||
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Jopari Partners With J.P. Morgan for Electronic Claim Payments | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Jopari Solutions on Tuesday announced a partnership with J.P. Morgan to facilitate electronic claim payments across the health care and property and casualty industries. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Rejecting Worker's Petition for Review as Untimely | 12/03/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court reinstated a worker’s challenge to an administrative determination regarding the scope of her compensable injuries, finding that a trial judge erred in treating her petition as untimely. ...Read More | |||
