Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Denies Widow Benefits, Finds Worker's Death Unrelated to Prior Brain Injury | 05/02/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker’s widow, finding she did not prove that his traumatic brain injury from 32 years earlier led to his death. ...Read More | |||
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Committee OKs First Responder Subrogation Bill | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate labor policy committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would require certain first responders to receive at least two-thirds of the amount an employer recovers from a third party on a subrogation claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Finds Increase in Frequency After States Allow Recreational Cannabis | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Claim frequency increased by an average of 7.7% in states after the adoption of recreational cannabis laws, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies MRI, Expansion of Claim for Worker With Inhalation Injury | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of authorization for a magnetic resonance imaging scan for a worker who suffered an inhalation injury, as well as the denial of the expansion of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Parents of Worker Can't Get Dependency Benefits Despite Widow's Request | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the denial of dependency benefits to a worker’s parents despite the expressed wish of his widow that they receive any compensation that was payable for his death. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Closure of Worker's Claim Without Permanent Impairment | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the closure of a worker’s claim without permanent impairment. Case: Villegas v. Indust...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Allegedly Fell From Ladder Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who allegedly fell from a ladder was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Tower MSA Partners Acquires Axiom National | 05/01/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tower MSA Partners on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Axiom National, a Medicare secondary payer compliance and settlement planning firm. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Return on Net Worth Jumped in 2023 | 04/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Recently reported data shows comp carriers in the Golden State saw their return on net worth climb to 14.5% in 2023 from 10.6% in 2022, according to a new bulletin by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Disability Pension for Firefighter | 04/30/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a duty-disability pension to an injured firefighter, finding the denial went against the manifest weight of the evidence. ...Read More | |||
