Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Closure of Claim | 11/22/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a worker’s claim based upon allegedly incorrect information. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Worker Injured While Making Delivery for Employer | 11/15/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for his knee injury that happened while making a delivery for his employer, since there was no causal connection between his work and the injury. ...Read More | |||
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Survey: Injury and Illness Rate Increased in 2022 | 11/09/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry on Wednesday announced that the estimated workplace injury and illness rate for 2022 increased slightly from that of 2021. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Award for Injured Pipe Fitter | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured pipe fitter. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Worker With Preexisting Back Issues | 11/07/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker with preexisting back issues for his claimed injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Worker With Preexisting Back Issues | 11/06/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker with preexisting back issues for her injury claim. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Sovereign Immunity Doesn't Protect Self-Insurance Fund From Administrative Penalties | 11/03/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-insurance fund’s governmental immunity was waived under the Workers' Compensation Act for administrative penalties imposed by the Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Increase in Worker's Award for Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 11/03/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award for occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Revives Intentional Tort Claim Against Employer for Asbestos-Related Death | 11/02/2023 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Connecticut Appellate Court revived a tort claim against an employer for a worker’s asbestos-related death, finding the executrix of his estate raised a triable question as to whether the company's conduct met the substantial certainty exception to the exclusivity provisi...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Decision to Overturn Denial of Claim Based on 'Technicality' | 11/02/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision overturning the denial of a worker’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis from his coal dust exposure. ...Read More | |||
