Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Distribution of Attorney Fees in Civil Suit Over Worker's Fatal Accident | 08/15/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the distribution of contingency fees between two law firms that represented the family of a worker who was killed while inflating a defective tire. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Errs in Finding Police Officer Should Have Pursued Psych Claim in Earlier Litigation | 08/15/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a determination of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board that found a police officer should have pursued his claim for a psychological injury in earlier litigation. ...Read More | |||
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JCC Misspeaks but Properly Grants Summary Adjudication of Claim | 08/15/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court said that even though a judge made misstatements in his decision granting a motion for summary adjudication, the judge performed the proper standard of review and did not err in granting the motion. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Authorization for Knee Surgery | 08/15/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a denial of authorization for a knee replacement surgery, finding that the Board of Review had not conducted an adequate analysis of the issue. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Pleads Guilty in Deadly Nitrogen Leak | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced that a food processing plant pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts related to the deaths of two workers. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Affirms $100,000 Fine, Equates Policy Assignment With Cancellation | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Supreme Court upheld a $100,000 penalty against Victory Insurance Co. for illegally canceling policies before assigning them to another carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Additional Time to Serve Summons, Complaint | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an extension of time for an injured worker to serve a summons and complaint upon a Labor Law defendant. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds 0% PPD Award for Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability for a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis claim. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Not Liable for Worker's COVID Death | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Texas employer could not be held civilly liable for a worker’s death from COVID-19. C...Read More | |||
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Property Owners Not Civilly Liable for Worker's Murder by Colleague | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that the owners of a property could not be held civilly liable for the murder of a worker who was their co-employee. ...Read More | |||
