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Vt. High Court Denies Request for Additional Costs
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11/21/2006
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State: VT | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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There is no basis in the statutory language for awarding costs in superior courts or the Supreme Court beyond those normally allowed under the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure, the state Supreme Court ruled.
Justice Denise Johnson wrote the majority opinion in Perez v. Travelers Insur...Read More
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Virginia WCC to Hold Meeting for Attorneys
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11/21/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Regulatory | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission will host a meeting for attorneys on March 22, 2007, at the Holiday Inn, 3207 N. Blvd. in Richmond.
The agency has not yet published an agenda for the meeting. Registration will begin in January.
Source: Virginia Workers' Compensat...Read More
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Virginia Man Convicted on Fraud Charge
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11/16/2006
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State: OH | Segment: Fraud | 0
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation reported a Virginia man was convicted of one count of workers' compensation fraud, a fourth-degree felony, and was ordered to pay restitution and court costs.
The bureau reported a Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge ordered Kenneth DeFlora to...Read More
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Voc-Rehab Division Proposes Independent WC Screening
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11/08/2006
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State: VT | Segment: Top | 0
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The Vermont Division of Vocational Rehabilitation issued a proposal to provide independent screening services for injured workers to determine their eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services.
The Workers' Compensation and Safety Division will take comments on the proposal until M...Read More
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Victoria Office Hosts Medical Dispute 'Brown-Bag'
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11/01/2006
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State: TX | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Victoria field office of the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will host a "brown-bag" on the medical dispute process from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 29 at Citizens Hospital at 2701 Hospital Drive.
The division reported the free session is intended for care providers, employers, human ...Read More
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VRMA Contest Overlooks the Obvious, Court Rules
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10/27/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Courts | 0
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The California 5th District Court of Appeal refused a farm employer's request to decrease a vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance and rejected the employer's explanation as to why services to an injured worker were delayed.
The court said that the employer caused the delay by i...Read More
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Va. Ct.: Coming and Going Exception Applies to Fatality
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10/24/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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An employer defending itself against the estate of a fatally injured employee proved an exception to the general rule barring compensation for work-related injuries received while going and coming, the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled.
The estate of Alejandro Enrique Aguilar Ho appealed ...Read More
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Va. Court Finds Sexual Battery Precipitated Stress
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10/13/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a sexual battery in a mental hospital was a precipitating event for a claim of post-traumatic stress syndrome.
The unpublished opinion in Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute v. Wright, No. 0489-06-3, 10/10/06, reviewed an award of...Read More
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Volunteer Injury Case Goes to Work Comp Court
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09/28/2006
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State: MN | Segment: Courts | 0
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Even though a Minnesota statute arises outside the workers' compensation law, workers' compensation courts frequently look to other statutory and common-law authority for determining an employee's right to benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act, the Minnesota Court of Appeal ruled.
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Voc-Rehab Claims Dropped 30% in 2003
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09/27/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Wcc
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The number of insured vocational rehabilitation claims in California workers' compensation dropped 30% in policy year 2003, driving the total incurred cost of the benefit down by nearly $100 million, the California Workers' Compensation Institute reported Tuesday.
The CWCI said it drew i...Read More
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