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No Summary Judgment on Claim by Worker Struck in Eye by Nail 04/23/2019
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claim based on an eye injury. ...Read More
 
 

No Benefits for Truck Driver Injured During Unpaid Pre-Employment Test 04/22/2019
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Oregon Supreme Court last week unanimously ruled that a truck driver who was injured while performing a pre-employment test delivery for a prospective employer did not qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More
 
 

No Presumption of Correctness Attaches to Causation Opinions by Division-Sponsored IME 04/19/2019
State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that a division-sponsored independent medical examination physician’s opinions on maximum medical improvement and impairment must be treated as presumptively correct, but his opinion on causation does not receive the same level of deference. ...Read More
 
 

No Tort Remedy for Widow of Worker Killed in Auger Accident 04/18/2019
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Court of Appeal for the 5th District of California ruled that a widow could not invoke the “power press” exception to the exclusive remedy provisions of the Labor Code to pursue a tort claim against her late husband’s employer. ...Read More
 
 

NCCI Foresees Impact of Changes to Medicare E/M Fee Schedule 04/17/2019
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Changes to Medicare’s fee schedule structure for physician evaluation and management services are on the horizon, and they could result in increases to workers’ comp medical costs, the National Council on Compensation Insurance has projected. ...Read More
 
 

NCSI Annual Meeting Slated for June 9-12 in Orlando 04/17/2019
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The National Council of Self-Insurers has scheduled its annual meeting for June 9-12 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida. ...Read More
 
 

No Labor Law Liability for Entities Lacking Control Over Worker's Activities 04/11/2019
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal on an injured worker’s Labor Law claim against two entities that had no control over his work activities. ...Read More
 
 

Neurosurgeon Charged in Alleged $500,000 Fraud Scheme 04/10/2019
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Sacramento-area neurosurgeon has been charged with workers’ compensation fraud, medical insurance fraud and grand theft after allegedly submitting more than $500,000 in fraudulent claims to California's State Compensation Insurance Fund. ...Read More
 
 

No Duty Disability Retirement Benefits for School Teacher 04/10/2019
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of duty disability retirement benefits to a high school teacher for her alleged electrical shock injuries from a classroom light switch. ...Read More
 
 

No Benefits for Daughter of Deputy Killed After Car Collided With Deer Carcass 04/09/2019
State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a deputy sheriff’s minor daughter for his fatal injuries from a car accident caused by a collision with a dead deer. ...Read More
 
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