Workers' Compensation News
TMIC Distributes $3.3M in Dividends | 11/22/2021 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced the distribution of $3.3 million in early qualifier dividends to more than 2,500 policyholders, completing the final phase of the carrier’s $330 million dividend. ...Read More | |||
TMIC Elects Two Directors | 11/18/2021 | ||
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that Lexi Elliott and William Quinn were elected to its board of directors. ...Read More | |||
Teacher Can't Get Compound Interest on Award or Challenge Calculation of Benefits | 11/02/2021 | ||
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The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that an injured public school teacher was not entitled to compound interest on her award and that she could not have a judge review the calculation of her benefits. ...Read More | |||
Troopers' Underinsured Motorist Recoveries Can't Include Damages for PTSD | 10/25/2021 | ||
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The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that two police officers who narrowly avoided being struck by a colleague’s patrol vehicle were not entitled to damages for their alleged post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
Telephone Pole Owner Not Liable Under Labor Law for Cable Repair Worker's Fall | 10/15/2021 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that the owner of a telephone pole was not liable for a cable-service repairman’s injuries in a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
Tort Claim by Worker Allegedly Struck on Head by Colleague Can't Be Decided on Summary Judgment | 10/06/2021 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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A Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s intentional tort claim against a colleague who had struck his hardhat with a piece of scaffolding when he didn’t respond to a verbal admonishment. ...Read More | |||
Teacher Allegedly Injured Trying to Stop Fight Charged With Double Dipping | 09/27/2021 | ||
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A teacher who received $59,608 in workers’ compensation benefits for injuries she reportedly sustained trying to stop a fight between students was charged with double dipping, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced. ...Read More | |||
Truck Driver Not Entitled to PTD Benefits From 2nd Injury Fund | 09/23/2021 | ||
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The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a denial of permanent total disability benefits from the Second Injury Fund to a truck driver. Case: ...Read More | |||
TSA Officer to Serve 366 Days for Stealing Comp Benefits | 09/10/2021 | ||
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Carolina announced that a former Transportation Security Administration officer was sentenced to 366 days in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $150,000 in workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
Terms of Release Signed by Worker Bar Suit Over Alleged Fall From Ladder | 08/31/2021 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant was entitled to dismissal of an injured worker’s suit pursuant to a release the worker signed after an alleged fall at a construction site. ...Read More | |||