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Court Dismisses Carrier's Challenge to Compensability Finding 10/21/2024
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Texas appellate court dismissed an insurance carrier’s challenge to a trial judge’s finding of compensability for a worker’s death, ruling that the judgment entered had been void. ...Read More
 
 

No Increase in Worker's PPD Award for Occupational Pneumoconiosis 10/21/2024
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award for occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds 45% SLU for Worker's Knee Injury 10/21/2024
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court upheld a 45% schedule loss of use award for a worker’s knee injury. Case: Matter of Wright v. Elme...Read More
 
 

Vocational School Owner Charged With Fraud 10/18/2024
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Department of Insurance announced that the owner of a private vocational school was charged with 11 felonies for allegedly submitting fraudulent bills to work comp carriers and failing to provide adequate training to injured workers. ...Read More
 
 

Employer Faces Civil Liability for Fatal Shooting 10/18/2024
State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer can face civil liability for the death of an employee who was shot at work by a colleague. ...Read More
 
 

Most Carriers Score Average or Better in 2024 PBO 10/18/2024
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
All but four of the 130 insurance carriers that the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation evaluated through its performance-based oversight assessment scored average or better. ...Read More
 
 

NCCI: Temperature, Precipitation Linked to Frequency 10/18/2024
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
Frequency increases modestly but consistently as temperatures climb, according to a study by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. NCC...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Worker's 1% PPD Award for Knee Injury 10/18/2024
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 1% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s knee injury. Case: ...Read More
 
 

Worker's Labor Law Claim Dismissed; Defendant's Indemnification Claim Revived 10/18/2024
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim and revived a defendant’s third-party indemnification claim. ...Read More
 
 

Tire Maker Fined $271,930 for Fatal Injury 10/18/2024
State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a tire maker in Georgia $271,930 for safety violations allegedly uncovered during the investigation of a fatal accident. ...Read More
 
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