Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Worker's Knee Injury | 07/06/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a knee injury. Case: Underwood v. ACNR Resources In...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Carrier's Fraud Claim | 07/06/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the dismissal of a case due to a plaintiff’s failure to amend a petition is self-executing. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Forfeiture of Benefits for Fraudsters Applies Prospectively | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s forfeiture of benefits for making a willful misrepresentation applies prospectively from the date of the misrepresentation, not retroactively to the date of injury. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim Overturned | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim. Case: Neto v. Buddies ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Judicial Estoppel Doesn't Apply to Subrogation Claims | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the equitable doctrine of judicial estoppel does not apply to subrogation claims arising out of workers’ compensation proceedings. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker's Slip-and-Fall Accident | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for a slip-and-fall accident. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Vacates Writ Directing Commission to Consider Adult's Status as Dependent | 06/29/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court vacated a decision by an appellate court directing the Industrial Commission to consider whether a worker’s adult daughter was entitled to death benefits as a dependent. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Granted to Worker, Third-Party Defendant | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder and that the third-party defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the indemnification claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Civil Suit Against Co-Employee | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against a co-employee for causing injuries to his hand. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Finds Worker Entitled to Summary Judgment | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
