Workers' Compensation News
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Trial Court Errs in Excluding $300,000 From Carrier's Lien Recovery | 02/10/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court on Friday overturned a decision by a trial court that limited a carrier's lien recovery to benefits paid through the date of the injured worker's third-party settlement, excluding more than $300,000 the carrier paid after the settlement was finalized. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Orders New Trial for Worker With Stiff Person Syndrome | 02/10/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A divided Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that a worker suffering from stiff person syndrome was entitled to a new trial with the Office of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Board Must Revisit Date of Worker's Last Coal Dust Exposure | 02/10/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ordered the Board of Review to revisit the issue of when a worker was last exposed to the hazards of occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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Court Grants Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim | 02/10/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim against the property owner and general contractors of a project. ...Read More | |||
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Actuarial Committee Meeting Feb. 12 | 02/07/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee is meeting Feb. 12. Committee members ...Read More | |||
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School Teacher Gets Award of Benefits for Injuries from Fall | 02/07/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a school teacher for her neck and back injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Electronic Service Bill | 02/07/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would presume parties agree to electronic service of documents such as subpoenas or legal summons. ...Read More | |||
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Coal Mine Employee's 10% PPD Award for Occupational Pneumoconiosis Upheld | 02/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a coal mine employee was only entitled to a 10% permanent partial disability award for his occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Doesn't Get Summary Judgment on Indemnification Claim Against Employer | 02/07/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was not entitled to summary judgment on its indemnification claims against an allegedly injured worker’s nonparty employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Revives Worker's Labor Law Claims, Grants Summary Judgment | 02/07/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court partially overturned the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims, and granted him summary judgment as to liability on his Section 240(1) claim. ...Read More | |||
