Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Sentences 5th Defendant in AIG/Gen Re Insurance Scam
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05/01/2009
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0
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The last of five former General Re Corp. and American International Group (AIG) executives convicted by a federal jury in connection with an elaborate reinsurance scheme to boost AIG's loss reserves by $500 million was sentenced to spend a year and a day in federal prison Thursday.U....Read More
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Judge's 39% Rating Supported By Substantial Evidence
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04/29/2009
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State: KY | Segment: EAST | 0
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An employer failed to show that an administrative law judge's decision to grant a 39% permanent impairment rating for a hand injury and a psychological condition was supported by insufficient medical evidence, an appellate court concluded. Case: Tokico Inc. v. Kelly, No. 2008-S...Read More
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Judge Opens the Door for Exclusive Remedy Trial in Roofer's Death
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04/27/2009
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0
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A circuit court judge in Tallahassee, Fla., has opened the door for a $1-million lawsuit over the 2004 death of a North Carolina roofer whose widow contends she was shut out of the workers' compensation system, because both his employer and an insurer ignored her initial claim.Leon C...Read More
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Janitorial Firms Ordered to Pay $13M in Damages
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04/21/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other
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A Los Angeles court ordered two Texas-based companies to pay damages totaling $13.6 million in a lawsuit filed by the state Attorney General's Office alleging they evaded payroll taxes and failed to pay minimum wage and overtime to some 300 janitors, Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet and Atto...Read More
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Judge Erred in Dismissing Psyche Compenent of Claim
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04/21/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: KY | Segment: EAST | 0
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Even though an injured worker was said to have been born with a psychological disability, an administrative law judge erred by failing to consider whether that condition was aggravated by work before dismissing a petition to reopen a permanent disability claim, the Kentucky Court of Appeals Ruled....Read More
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Judge Pamela Foust Teaching Seminar on Liens and EAMS
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04/20/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Business | 0 | Popular with Medical
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Judge Pamela Foust will return to WorkCompSchool in Camarillo on June 20 with a continuing education seminar titled "Resolving California Liens - EAMS and All," WorkCompSchool announced Friday.Foust is a faculty member at WorkCompSchool and a frequent speaker about liens to California wo...Read More
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Judge's Decision to Deny PTD Based Upon Adequate Evidence
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04/20/2009
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0
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A judge's decision to deny a claimant's request for permanent total disability benefits was rightfully premised upon the findings that she failed to prove that she is incapable of working, the Court of Appeals determined.Case: Aviado v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office, No. ...Read More
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Judge Erred by Ruling Court Lacked Jurisdiction
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04/17/2009
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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A workers' compensation judge erred by determining that the court lacked jurisdiction because the evidence showed that the employer and the injured worker finalized her contract for hire in Louisiana, according to a ruling from the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal concluding that the court had subjec...Read More
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Judge Rules State Fund Employees Exempt from Unpaid Furloughs
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04/16/2009
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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 ruled Wednesday that State Compensation Insurance Fund employees are not subject to the two-day-per-month unpaid furloughs that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger imposed on state employees as a budget-balancing maneuver.“In a nutshell, what his ruling said is the Ins...Read More
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Judge Erred By Determining Light-Duty Offer Paid the Same
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04/10/2009
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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A trial judge erred by determining that an employer's light-duty job offer paid at the same level as her pre-injury wage, when in fact, the light-duty job would have paid 25% less than her pre-injury wage, an appeals court concluded.Case: Morrison v. First Baptist Church of Wes...Read More
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