Workers' Compensation News
| Jury Awards $8.6 million in Death of 'Walking Dead' Stuntman | 12/23/2019 | ||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Georgia jury awarded $8.6 million in civil damages to a stuntman who fell to his death on the set of the AMC zombie drama the "Walking Dead," according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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Jill Dulich to Take Over as CSIA Executive Director | 12/19/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Jill Dulich will succeed Phil Millhollon as executive director of the California Self-Insurers Association, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Jay Cohen to Retire From Mullen & Filippi | 12/17/2019 | |
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| California workers’ compensation defense firm Mullen & Filippi announced that senior partner Jay Cohen will retire at the end of the year. ...Read More | |||
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Justice Decries Standard for Determining Temporary Worker's Employment Status | 12/09/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court reaffirmed the standard for determining when the employee of a temporary staffing agency may also be an employee of the staffing agency's client company. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Questions Adequacy of Comp Remedy | 12/03/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a worker failed to carry his burden of proof for his toxic exposure claim, with one judge suggesting that the responsibility has jeopardized the grand bargain underlying the workers’ compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Refuses to Set Aside Verdict Against Branstad | 11/21/2019 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Iowa judge has rejected the former governor's request to set aside a jury verdict that found the governor had discriminated against the state's former workers' compensation commissioner. ...Read More | |||
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JCC Has No Basis to Reject Expert Medical Adviser's Opinion | 11/18/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court overturned the denial of a worker’s petition for additional benefits, finding the judge erred in rejecting an expert medical adviser’s opinion that the man was not yet at maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
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John Ludwig Named Co-COO at Alliant Specialty | 11/12/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Alliant Insurance Services has named John Ludwig co-chief operating officer of Alliant Specialty. In addition to his new appointment, Ludwig will c...Read More | |||
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Jopari Names Tom McCarthy VP of Sales | 11/06/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Jopari Solutions has appointed Tom McCarthy vice president of sales. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Erred in Denying Motion to Enforce Settlement | 11/06/2019 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation judge erred in denying a worker’s motion to enforce the terms of her settlement with a comp carrier. ...Read More | |||
