Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Can't Proceed With Civil Suit Against Statutory Employer | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri appellate court ruled that a worker could not proceed with a civil suit against a company that qualified as his statutory employer. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Man Accused of Selling Insurance Without License | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The owner of a Georgia tax preparation business was charged with 23 counts of insurance fraud and two counts of deceptive practices for allegedly selling workers’ compensation insurance without being licensed to do so, according to a ...Read More | |||
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AG Sues PBMs Over Opioid Epidemic | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed a lawsuit accusing pharmacy benefit managers of contributing to the oversupply of opioids in the state and fueling an illegal secondary market. ...Read More | |||
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Registration Opens for Comp Conference | 09/10/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for its Workers’ Compensation Conference being held virtually in October. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Jury Award to Flight Attendant for COVID-19 Infection | 09/09/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals overturned a jury verdict finding that a flight attendant was entitled to benefits for her COVID-19 infection, since the jury had been erroneously instructed on the traveling employee doctrine in the context of an occupational disease. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Has Duty to Cover Property Owner for Labor Law Claim | 09/09/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance company had a duty to provide coverage to a property owner defending against a Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Worker With Cumulative Trauma Back Injury | 09/09/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker with a cumulative trauma back injury. Case: Martin Mar...Read More | |||
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Worker With Traumatic Brain Injury Entitled to Inpatient Residential Care | 09/09/2024 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of inpatient residential care at an assisted living facility for a worker with a traumatic brain injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets PTD Benefits After Symptoms Shift From Left Side of Body to Right | 09/06/2024 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who experienced issues on his left side after a back injury before symptoms shifted to his right side after surgery. ...Read More | |||
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Injury Fund Entitled to Reimbursement From Auto Insurance Carrier | 09/06/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injury compensation fund was entitled to reimbursement from an insurance carrier of a motorist who caused an accident. ...Read More | |||
