Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Struck by Falling Pipe Gets Summary Judgment | 03/18/2025 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling object. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets 0% PPD Award for Elbow Injury | 03/18/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 0% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s elbow injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Assert Labor Law Claims for Out-of-State Accident but Can Pursue Negligence Action | 03/17/2025 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for alleged injuries at an out-of-state jobsite, but he could proceed with a negligence claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Execs Entitled to Summary Judgement in Judge's Retaliation Claim | 03/17/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate refused to revive a lawsuit brought by an administrative law judge who says executives at the New York State Workers' Compensation Board violated his 1st Amendment rights by rescinding a promotion after watching a video of him arguing with a train conductor about masking p...Read More | |||
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Worker With Preexisting Back Issues Gets Award for New Injury | 03/14/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s back injury. Case: BET Ltd. v....Read More | |||
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WCD Adopts Fee Schedule Update | 03/13/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division adopted rules to update fee schedules and modify requirements for managed care organizations. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim; Employer Gets Summary Judgment, Too | 03/12/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that his employer should have been granted summary judgment on the claims for contribution and indemnification against it. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Proves Miner's Catastrophic Injuries Contributed to His Death Decades Later | 03/11/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a coal miner’s widow for his death from a liver condition 23 years after he suffered catastrophic injuries at work. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Not Entitled to Expand Claim, Receive Additional Treatment | 03/10/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to expand the scope of her claim or to receive additional treatments. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Wins Consideration of Successive Application for PTD Benefits | 03/10/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court granted mandamus relief to an injured worker, finding that he surmounted the procedural hurdle allowing him to bring a successive application for permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
