Workers' Compensation News
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Court Says Miner Proved Work, Not Smoking, Caused COPD | 06/06/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A federal court found that a former coal miner with a lengthy history of smoking provided sufficient evidence for a trial judge to conclude that his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was attributable at least in part to his work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment to Worker Who Fell From Platform | 06/06/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: Riva...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Brick Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/06/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling brick. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Provider Choice Bill as Step Toward Privatizing Pinnacol | 06/06/2025 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that allows injured workers to choose a treating physician, saying the measure represents a step in the direction of privatizing Pinnacol Assurance. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Dismissal of Tort Complaint From School Worker Assaulted by Principal | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court affirmed a trial court’s decision dismissing a tort complaint filed by a school maintenance worker who was kicked in the groin by the principal. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes Bills Addressing Heat Injuries, SIBTF Claims and Self-Dealing | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly passed bills that would create a presumption of compensability for heat injuries suffered by agricultural workers, revise Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund procedures and clarify how prosecutors can pursue self-dealing charges. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Holding Case Law Program Sept. 9 | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute is holding its annual case law program Sept. 9. The 27th annual California Workers&rsqu...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Partial Summary Judgment on Worker's Claim for Alleged Excavator Accident | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that partial summary judgment was appropriate on a worker’s negligence claim for his injuries from allegedly being struck by the bucket of an excavator. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Permanent Total Disability From Psychological Conditions | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s application for permanent total disability benefits based on his accepted psychological conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claim Upheld | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims for his alleged injuries from a fall as he was exiting a truck. ...Read More | |||
