Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen Claim | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen his claim. Case: Murphy v. ACNR Resour...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Authorization for MRI | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the authorization of an updated magnetic resonance imaging scan of a worker’s lumbar spine. Cas...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment for Worker Overturned; Defendants Get Partial Dismissal of Claims | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims and that the defendants were entitled to the partial dismissal of the claims against them. ...Read More | |||
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Subcontractor Doesn't Prove Entitlement to Dismissal of Worker's Claims | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a subcontractor was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Janitor's Knee Injury Claim | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a janitor’s claim of injury to her knee. Case: Smith v. Constellium US H...Read More | |||
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Security Deposit Rulemaking Group Meets Aug. 27 | 07/31/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division confirmed that a group tasked with drafting rules to implement legislation exempting self-insured school districts from security deposit requirements will meet Aug. 27. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Nerve Issues | 07/30/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for alleged nerve issues after he suffered a compensable cut to his arm. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Reinstates Denial of Worker's Request for Additional Treatment | 07/28/2025 | |
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| State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Dakota Supreme Court reinstated a decision by an administrative law judge denying a worker’s claim for additional treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Dismissal Appropriate for Worker's Tort Claims Against Employer, General Contractor | 07/25/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil actions against his employer, the general contractor of a project and a subcontractor for injuries he sustained while working. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says AWCA Doesn't Mandate Appointment of IME on Request | 07/18/2025 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that the state Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act does not mandate the appointment of an independent medical examiner any time an employer or employee requests one. ...Read More | |||
