Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker's Suit Against Contractor Fails Due to Privette Doctrine | 03/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s civil claim against the contractor that hired his employer, finding the worker’s action failed due to the Privette doctrine. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Physician, Practitioner Section of Fee Schedule | 03/23/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation updated the physician and practitioner section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate Medicare's second-quarter changes. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Revives Suit Over Take-Home Asbestos Exposure | 03/23/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Kentucky Supreme Court revived a lawsuit against two defendants, finding they had a duty to protect against foreseeable harm posed by their employees' exposing household members to asbestos dust. ...Read More | |||
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General Contractor Gets Partial Dismissal of Claims Against It | 03/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a general contractor was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing some of the claims against it in a Labor Law action, and that it was entitled to indemnification from a subcontractor who installed a defective ceiling. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owners, Tenants Get Partial Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claims | 03/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the owners and tenants of a property should have been granted partial summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from being struck by a falling object. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award for Closed Head Injury | 03/23/2026 | |
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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 worker for a closed head injury resulting from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Liable for Medical Costs Associated With Worker's Travel to Visit Family | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that the costs associated with a tetraplegic worker’s travel to visit family out of state did not qualify for coverage as medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Entitled to Reimbursement of Settlement, Plus Fees, Costs, Interest | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier that covered an assigned risk employer was entitled to reimbursement from the Compensation Rating Bureau for its settlement of a claim against the employer, plus interest, fees and expenses from litigating its right to be repaid. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Brick Mason's PTD Award Overturned | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits to an injured brick mason. Case: BI...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Claim for Pallet Jack Accident | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment that dismissed a worker’s Labor Law claims arising from a pallet jack accident. ...Read More | |||
