Workers' Compensation News
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Worker's Award for Silicosis, Lung Disease Upheld | 10/13/2023 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his silicosis and interstitial lung disease. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Entitlement to Benefits for Alleged Leg Injury | 10/12/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker who allegedly injured his leg while installing a computer server. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Medical Payment Decrease Exceeds Most Study States | 10/12/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Decreases in average medical payments per claim in Texas exceeded those in all but two states covered in a recent Workers Compensation Research Institute report. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Labor Law Action Can't Be Joined With Medical Malpractice Suit | 10/12/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned an order allowing a worker’s Labor Law claims to be consolidated with a medical malpractice action related to the treatment for the injuries underlying his injury claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Trip, Fall | 10/11/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker for his injuries from a trip-and-fall accident at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Walmart Employee Gets Benefits for Aggravation of Preexisting Condition, Plus Penalties, Fees | 10/11/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits, penalties and attorney fees to a Walmart employee for the aggravation of a preexisting condition. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Light Pole Can't Proceed With Civil Suit Against City | 10/10/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge should have thrown out a worker’s civil suit against a city for his injuries from being struck by a light pole that fell. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Lacks Viable Labor Law Claim Against Company, but Negligence Claim OK | 10/10/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court dismissed a worker’s Labor Law claims against the owner of an aerial lift that allegedly malfunctioned at a construction site but allowed him to proceed with his negligence claims. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB: Written Premium Up, Average Charged Rate Down | 10/06/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In the first six months of the year, written premium was up 4.1% and average charged rates were down 3% compared to the year before, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Lost Tip of Thumb Can't Get Statutory Award for Loss of Phalanx | 10/05/2023 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker who lost the tip of his thumb was not entitled to the statutory 12% permanent partial disability award for the loss of a phalanx. ...Read More | |||
