Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Erred in Finding Employer Paid Incorrect Amount of Medical Benefits | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an employer paid the correct amount of a worker’s award for medical benefits, and a circuit court judge erred in finding otherwise. ...Read More | |||
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Job Analysis Must Consider Worker's Unaggravated Preexisting Conditions | 09/10/2026 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker’s preexisting conditions must be considered in a physician’s approval of a job analysis report serving as the basis for converting temporary total disability benefits to permanent partial disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Jones Act Precludes Claim for Loss of Consortium | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's decision sustaining a demurrer and finding that loss of consortium claims are not available under general maritime law or the Jones Act. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Properly Prohibits Worker From Introducing Witnesses, Evidence | 07/27/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a judge’s decision prohibiting a worker from introducing witnesses and evidence at trial on his claim, as well as the involuntary dismissal of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Compelling Employer to Provide Referral to Injured Worker | 07/24/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals granted writ relief to an employer, finding that a trial court erred in compelling it to provide a referral to an injured employee when no determination had been made as to the compensability of her injuries. ...Read More | |||
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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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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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 | |||
