Workers' Compensation News
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Property Owner Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Labor Law Claim | 07/12/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a landowner for a claim by a worker who was injured while repairing the roof of her garage. ...Read More | |||
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Panel Clarifies Requirements for Determining Reasonableness of Fee Awards | 07/08/2022 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel upheld a lump-sum award of attorney fees representing 20% of a widow’s recovery. ...Read More | |||
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Property Manager Arrested for Alleged Comp Fraud | 06/30/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Inspector General’s Office announced that the property and site manager for a state-regulated housing development was arrested on multiple felony charges, including workers’ compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Privette Doctrine Bars Injured Worker's Suit Against General Contractor | 06/28/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine barred a worker and his wife from suing a general contractor for his injuries from falling through a skylight. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Not Entitled to Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claim for Injuries | 06/27/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner had not been entitled to dismissal of a worker’s personal injury claim arising from an accident in its warehouse. ...Read More | |||
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Passage of Time Bars Worker From Receiving Further Awards | 06/22/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was barred from receiving further awards for a 1984 injury to his left knee. Case: M...Read More | |||
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Preferred Employers Insurance Names Sandra Marquez Sales Manager | 06/21/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Preferred Employers Insurance announced that Sandra Marquez is joining the company as sales and distribution manager for Southern California. ...Read More | |||
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Patrick S. Wooten Named Deputy Commissioner | 06/08/2022 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission announced the appointment of Patrick S. Wooten as a deputy commissioner. Wooten brings a wealth o...Read More | |||
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Port Authority Not Entitled to Summary Judgment for Worker's Injury | 06/06/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claim for a shoulder injury caused by grabbing at an overhead truss to prevent himself from falling. ...Read More | |||
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Potential Reform Bill Among Those Passed Before Fiscal Deadline | 05/23/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Fiscal committees in both chambers of the California Legislature combined to pass a half-dozen bills ahead of Friday’s deadline, including one that could be amended as a more expansive reform measure. ...Read More | |||
