Workers' Compensation News
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Newsom Proposes Tightening Criteria for SIBTF Claims | 02/06/2026 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing reforms to the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund that would make it harder for injured workers to qualify for benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars County Worker's Civil Suit Against Employer | 02/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a county employee’s civil claims based on his injuries from using an allegedly modified piece of equipment to do his job. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Entitled to Relief From Default; Owners Not Liable to Injured Worker | 02/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court found that an injured worker’s employer was entitled to relief from a default judgment entered against it, and that its individual owners were not subject to civil liability to the worker. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor Can Proceed With Civil Suit Over Alleged Injuries From Fall | 02/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a doctor’s civil claims against a hospital and both of his employers for his injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claim | 02/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for injuries allegedly sustained while cutting down a tree. ...Read More | |||
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Restitution Fight in MRI Kickback Scheme Returning to Appeals Court | 02/05/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The fight over restitution stemming from an MRI kickback scheme is poised to return to an appellate court after a Southern California judge ordered Sam Solakyan to pay 10 carriers more than $4 million. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Opens Registration for 62nd Annual Meeting | 02/05/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute opened registration for its 62nd annual meeting, being held March 26 in Sacramento. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney's Mistake Leads to Denial of Worker's Application for Modified Award | 02/05/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that a worker’s application for modification of her award was time-barred. Case: Remm...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 02/05/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for his injuries from a fall. Case:...Read More | |||
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Delivery Driver's Labor Law Claims Against Hospital Dismissed | 02/05/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a delivery driver’s Labor Law claims against a hospital should have been dismissed and that the hospital’s third-party claims should also have been dismissed. ...Read More | |||
