Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Meter Reader's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 09/19/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the denial of a meter reader’s claim for benefits for carpal tunnel diagnosis. ...Read More | |||
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State Lacks Jurisdiction Over Carrier in Coverage Dispute | 09/18/2023 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Appeals Court of Massachusetts overturned a trial court’s assertion of personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state insurance carrier for a coverage dispute. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Permanent Partial Disability Award for Coal Miner's Shoulder Injury | 09/18/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a coal miner’s shoulder injury over the amount issued by his employer’s carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Statute of Limitations Bars Self-Represented Worker's Challenge to Settlement Agreement | 09/13/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of a self-represented worker’s challenge to a settlement agreement as time-barred. ...Read More | |||
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Study Finds Traces of Meth, Fentanyl on Buses and Trains | 09/11/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A study by the University of Washington found traces of fentanyl and meth on surfaces as well as in the air of buses and trains in Seattle and Portland, Oregon, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Second Injury Fund Not Liable for Full Cost of Worker's Bills, Interest After Paying Providers | 09/08/2023 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker who received benefits from the Second Injury Fund was not entitled to recover the full cost of his medical bills or interest once the fund paid his care providers. ...Read More | |||
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Study: Comp Patients Have Worse Outcomes From Lumbar Spine Surgery | 09/07/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A pair of recently published studies reported that workers’ compensation patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery fare worse after the procedure than other patients. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Revives Self-Insurance Trust's Claims Against Alleged Tortfeasor | 09/05/2023 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Supreme Court overturned a grant of summary judgment dismissing a self-insured trust’s claims against an alleged tortfeasor for causing an accident resulting in injuries to a state employee. ...Read More | |||
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School Employee Allegedly Worked as DJ While Collecting Comp Benefits | 09/01/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An employee of a Northern California school district was arraigned on fraud charges for allegedly working as a disc jockey while receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a lower back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Subcontractor's Injured Employees Can't Pursue Tort Claim Against Contractor, Property Owner | 08/31/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine shielded a property owner and its contractor from civil liability for injuries sustained by the employees of a subcontractor who had been retained to provide waste-removal services. ...Read More | |||
