Workers' Compensation News
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Two Charged in Fatal Workplace Exposure at Illicit Cannabis Lab | 08/05/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Southern California prosecutors announced murder charges against two men who allegedly operated an illegal cannabis lab that exploded in 2023, killing four workers. ...Read More | |||
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Third-Party Tortfeasor Gets Summary Dismissal of Carrier's Subrogation Action | 07/30/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a third-party tortfeasor was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an insurance carrier’s action to assert a subrogation claim because the company did not give proper prior notice. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Worker's Settlement Bar Her Challenge to Award | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the terms of a worker’s settlement with her employer barred her ability to protest and challenge the award. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Found Dead in Cab, but Family Doesn't Get Benefits | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the family of a truck driver found dead in the cab of a truck on Christmas was not entitled to benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Trial Court Has Jurisdiction to Enforce Judgment Against State Insurance Fund | 07/09/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Supreme Court had jurisdiction over a motion to enforce a money judgment against State Insurance Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Travelers Reports Increase in Retirement Ages, Turnover and Recovery Times | 06/04/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Travelers Cos. said its analysis of 2.6 million workers’ compensation claims identified increases in average retirement ages, employee turnover and injury recovery times. ...Read More | |||
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Two Plead Guilty for Roles in Payroll Scheme | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A pair of Florida men pleaded guilty to operating a long-running payroll scheme that skirted more than $10 million in federal tax and defrauded workers' compensation carriers. ...Read More | |||
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Triable Issue on Scope of Work Prevents Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 05/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim, not because of the homeowners' exemption applied by the trial justice, but because of a triable issue as to the type of work being performed. ...Read More | |||
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Texas Mutual Board Approves $330M Dividend | 05/02/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The board of directors for Texas Mutual Insurance Co. approved a $330 million general dividend distribution in 2025. Texas Mutual said dividend chec...Read More | |||
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Tower MSA Partners Acquires Axiom National | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tower MSA Partners on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Axiom National, a Medicare secondary payer compliance and settlement planning firm. ...Read More | |||
