Workers' Compensation News
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JCC Erred in Dismissing Attorney's Fee Petition
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09/15/2009
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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A judge erred by dismissing an attorney's petition for fees with prejudice, an appellate court ruled. Case: Vassallo v. Goldwire, et al., No. 1D09-919, 9/14/09, published.Facts: In 1996, attorney Joseph Vassallo represented a claimant at a mediation, which resulted in a j...Read More
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Judge Saves Administrative Judges' Positions
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09/11/2009
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State: MO | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is reviewing a decision by a Cole County circuit court judge that the jobs of three administrative law judges who decide workers' compensation cases cannot be eliminated as part of state budget cuts.Judge Jon Beetem issued a p...Read More
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Judge Casey Presenting Seminar on Claims Litigation in Camarillo
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09/03/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Wcc
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Workers' Compensation Judge Colleen Casey on Sept. 26 will deliver a legal continuing education program for attorneys and workers' compensation specialists about the dos and don'ts of claims litigation, WorkCompSchool announced Wednesday.Casey, a former Appeals Board commissi...Read More
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Jones Act Claim Fails for 'Land-Based' Worker
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09/02/2009
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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An employee's Jones Act claim failed because the evidence showed that he was a land-based worker, an appellate court concluded. Case: Bailey v. R.L. Eldridge Construction, No. 09-08-00309-CV, 8/31/09, published.Facts: Paul Bailey Jr. was working for R.L. Eldridge Co...Read More
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Judge: SEIU Members Working for State Fund Exempt from Furloughs
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09/01/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0
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A San Francisco judge on Monday issued a tentative ruling exempting 6,260 members of the Service Employees International Union from unpaid furloughs ordered by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.SEIU Local 1000 President Yvonne Walker said Superior Court Judge Charlotte Walter Woolard also order...Read More
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Judge Freezes Employer's Assets Amidst Sudden Closure
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09/01/2009
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State: NH | Segment: EAST | 0
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The state's Department of Justice obtained a temporary restraining order to prevent a business from transferring its assets that could be used to pay workers' compensation benefits.Gov. John Lynch announced that a New Hampshire judge granted a temporary restraining order against ...Read More
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Judge Urges Reconsideration of Discovery Request in Civil Suit
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08/31/2009
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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An appellate court could not grant certiorari to an order denying a discovery request, but that did not stop one of its judges from asking the trial court to reconsider the issue.The 5th District Court of Appeal denied the plaintiffs' request for certiorari of an order denying a disc...Read More
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JCC Didn't Err by Denying Fee, DCA Finds
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08/31/2009
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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A judge of compensation claims did not err by denying an attorney's fee request after giving a claimant's attorney an unspecified amount of time to prove that he was entitled to the fee, the 1st District Court of Appeal determined in a split decision.Case: Zaldivar v. Shaboun, et...Read More
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Judge Forces First Commercial Insurance Co. into Liquidation
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08/27/2009
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0
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A state circuit court judge in Tallahassee, Fla., forced financially-troubled First Commercial Insurance Co. (FCIC) into liquidation this week, after state regulators launched an investigation of 2,000 unreported policies covering auto-service warranties.Florida Chief Financial Officer A...Read More
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JCC Didn't Need to Explain Why She Rejected Opinion
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08/27/2009
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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A judge of compensation claims did not have to give a reason for rejecting a treating physician's opinion on causation, according to a decision from the 1st District Court of Appeal.Case: White v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, et al., No. 1D08-1367, 8/26/09, published....Read More
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