Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Says Worker Waited Too Long to Renew Judgment Against Former Attorney | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker’s judgment against her former attorney expired before she filed a motion to renew it in 2025. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Appeal | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s appeal of her rejected claim because she failed to perfect it before the statutory deadline. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Worker's TTD for Back Injury | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker had reached maximum medical improvement for a back injury and that he was no longer entitled to temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Not Warranted on Worker's Claim for Slip and Fall | 11/09/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for an alleged slip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Panel's Denial of Extraordinary Benefits | 11/04/2026 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel upheld the denial of a worker’s request for extraordinary benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Holds Employer Liable for Damages, Breach of Contract | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that an excavation contractor was liable for damages to the company that hired it and that it committed a material breach of contract by failing to maintain workers’ compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Compensability of Diabetic Worker's Fall Injuries | 10/30/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a determination that a diabetic worker’s fall caused an injury to his right hip and thigh and a subsequent infection. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Reinstates Worker's Civil Suit Against Subcontractor | 10/28/2026 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court reinstated a worker’s civil suit against a subcontractor on a construction project, finding that a trial judge erred in dismissing the suit as barred by exclusivity. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Reinstates Award for Miner's CT Injuries | 10/27/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Kentucky Supreme Court reinstated an administrative law judge’s award for a coal mine worker’s cumulative trauma injuries. ...Read More | |||
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State Again Sues Muscle Shoals Music Foundation Over Comp | 10/22/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The State of Alabama has filed yet another lawsuit against the Muscle Shoals Music Foundation, which is suspected of failing to maintain workers’ compensation coverage for its employees. ...Read More | |||
