Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Judge Errs in Enforcing Lien Against Worker's Lump-Sum Settlement | 10/29/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge erred in enforcing a carrier’s lien against a worker’s lump-sum settlement in a third-party action. ...Read More | |||
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Judge's Findings Insufficient to Support Rejection of Worker's Claim | 10/23/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Arizona Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a worker’s claim, with a majority holding that an administrative law judge failed to make sufficient factual findings to support her conclusion that the worker didn't timely report his injury. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Overturns Denial of Worker's Petition for Additional Compensation | 10/21/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court overturned the denial of a worker’s petition for additional compensation due to a psychological injury. Ca...Read More | |||
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Judge Lacks Jurisdiction Over Estate's Claim Against Worker's Former Employer | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a trial judge lacked subject matter jurisdiction over an estate’s claim against a worker’s former employer for his alleged asbestos exposure. ...Read More | |||
