Workers' Compensation News
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En Banc Court Finds Widow's FELA Claim Timely | 06/02/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The en banc Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that a railway worker’s widow timely filed a Federal Employers’ Liability Act claim in her capacity as the administrator of the worker’s estate, even though she did not seek appointment until after the statute of limitations had expi...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Intentional Tort Claims Against Statutory Employer | 06/02/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of two workers’ intentional tort claims against their statutory employer for their burn injuries in a refinery accident. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor Must Face Malpractice Claim Due to Workers' Comp Exception | 06/02/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The family of a professional baseball player can proceed with its lawsuit against a team’s sports doctor, alleging that his malpractice led to the player's death, a Florida court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Contractor Comp Bill | 05/30/2025 | |
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| The California Senate passed a bill that would require the Contractors State License Board to monitor and report on violations of work comp coverage requirements. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Pharmacy's Petition to Strike Judgment | 05/30/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned the denial of a pharmacy’s petition to strike a judgment against it, explaining that the pharmacy was not and could not be a party to the billing review proceedings in which a judge found that it had been overpaid. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Overturned on Claim by Worker Who Fell From Ladder | 05/30/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall off a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Dismissal of Window Washer's Labor Law Claims Upheld | 05/30/2025 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for his alleged injuries while engaged in window washing. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 05/30/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim. Case: Delsi...Read More | |||
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4th DCA Publishes Zeber Decision Regarding Date of Injury for CT Claim | 05/29/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s 4th District Court of Appeal published a decision in which it found the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board exceeded its authority by sending a coverage dispute to arbitration without first determining the date of injury for a retired baseball player’s cumulative tr...Read More | |||
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Senate, Assembly Approve Special Benefits for First Responders | 05/29/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers approved a pair of bills that would provide enhanced workers’ compensation benefits to injured first responders. The ...Read More | |||
