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Property Owner Not Entitled to Summary Dismissal of Suit 10/24/2024
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a civil suit brought by an injured employee of a contractor hired to work at the premises. ...Read More
 
 

AWW Calculation Includes Lump-Sum Vacation Pay 10/24/2024
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage that includes a lump sum of vacation pay with her wages, and it denied review of the employer’s constitutional challenge of the state’s statutory interest provisions. ...Read More
 
 

Worker Can't Get Writ to Avoid Arbitration of Claim Against Nonsubscribing Employer 10/23/2024
State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A Texas appellate court denied an injured worker's petition for mandamus relief of a trial judge’s order compelling him to arbitrate a negligence claim against his nonsubscribing employer. ...Read More
 
 

OSHA Fines Furniture Maker Following Serious Injury 10/23/2024
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Federal workplace safety regulators fined a Texas manufacturer and designer of school furniture, saying the company could have prevented an injury by installing machine guards. ...Read More
 
 

Worker Fails to Link Amputation of Leg to Prior Work Accident 10/23/2024
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to prove the amputation of his leg was related to his injuries from a fall in 2006. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Award for Worker's Collapsed Lung 10/23/2024
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a collapsed lung from an on-the-job exposure. Case: M...Read More
 
 

No Permanent Total Disability Benefits for Worker Who Lost Eye 10/23/2024
State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not permanently and totally disabled by the loss of her left eye. ...Read More
 
 

WCS Posts Guidance on New Claims Administrator Law 10/23/2024
State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Nevada Workers' Compensation Section posted a sheet of answers to frequently asked questions about new requirements for claims administrators. ...Read More
 
 

NCCI: Medical Inflation Softens in 3rd Quarter 10/23/2024
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The National Council on Compensation Insurance said that after several years of ignoring broader economic patterns, medical inflation in the third quarter followed the softening trend in overall inflation. ...Read More
 
 

Claimant Confusion Leads to Lawsuits Against Comp Attorney 10/22/2024
State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A claimants' attorney in Mississippi is facing a trio of lawsuits after having a client arrested for cashing what turned out to be the settlement check of another injured worker with the same name. ...Read More
 
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