Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Says Carrier Not Entitled to Reimbursement From Special Fund for Second Injuries | 10/02/2026 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier was not entitled to reimbursement from the Special Fund for Second Injuries for the benefits paid to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker's Trip-and-Fall Accident | 09/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from tripping at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Grants Employer Partial Writ Relief | 09/25/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld a determination that a casino employee was entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall she sustained as she was arriving for work, but overturned her award of fees and penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award of Fees to Worker | 09/24/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of attorney fees to a worker, finding that an administrator’s failure to include a back strain as a compensable component of the claim was unreasonable. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Vicarious Liability Legal Malpractice Claim | 09/22/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s legal malpractice claim against a law firm over an attorney’s allegedly negligent settlement of her civil suit arising from an injury sustained while she was receiving treatment for a compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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Summit Expands Workers' Compensation Coverage | 09/21/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Regional workers' compensation services provider Summit announced that it is expanding its operations into Maryland and Washington, D.C. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Worker's Claim for Additional Benefits Was Untimely | 09/18/2026 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided panel of the District of Columbia’s high court ruled that a worker’s claim for additional benefits was properly dismissed as untimely. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Truck Driver's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 09/10/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned the denial of a retired dump truck driver’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Statutory Cap Applies to Independent Contractor's Ability to Recover Damages for Work Injury | 09/04/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that an independent contractor who suffered an on-the-job injury must have any recovery capped at $15,000. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Declares $50M Dividend | 09/04/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The board of directors for Oregon workers' compensation carrier SAIF declared a $50 million dividend for policyholders whose terms ended in 2025. ...Read More | |||
