Workers' Compensation News
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CWCI: Growing Use of Unlisted Codes Drives Comp Medical Inflation | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s fee schedules keep inflation in check for most medical services, but a new California Workers’ Compensation Institute study finds that treatment is being billed more frequently under codes outside the pricing controls, a new source of medical cost growth. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Widower's Suit Over Amusement Park Worker's Death | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge erred in dismissing a widower’s civil suit against a theme park operator for his wife’s death from falling out of a moving vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Additional Diagnostic Tests Authorized Despite Closure of TTD | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the authorization of additional diagnostic tests for an injured worker while also upholding the closure of his temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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No Schedule Loss Award for Worker With Eye Injury | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for a schedule loss of sight award after he suffered an eye injury. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker Injured While Accepting Delivery | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld summary judgment on a Labor Law claim by a worker injured while accepting a delivery of roofing materials. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner, General Contractor Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Indemnification Claims | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner and a general contractor should not have been granted summary judgment on their common-law indemnification claim against a subcontractor over liability for a worker’s injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Death From COVID-19 Deemed Compensable | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board awarding benefits for a worker’s death from COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant's Failure to Challenge Every Basis for Denial Results in Affirmance | 06/16/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a municipal defendant’s failure to challenge every possible basis for the denial of its motion for summary judgment required affirmance of the denial. ...Read More | |||
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Court Orders State Fund to Reopen Worker's Claim for Medical Benefits | 06/16/2026 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court granted summary judgment for a worker, ordering the State Fund to reopen her medical benefits and adjust her claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Hearing Loss Claim | 06/16/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s hearing loss claim. Case: Matter of Kowalski v. A Quest Corp., No. CV-2...Read More | |||
