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Court Upholds Calculation of Pipe Fitter's AWW 10/16/2024
State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a union pipe fitter’s average weekly wage from a project where he was injured. ...Read More
 
 

Worker Struck by Motorized Bicycles After Happy Hour Event Gets Benefits 10/16/2024
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from being struck by two motorized bicycles after he left a happy hour event. ...Read More
 
 

No PTD for Worker With Residual Work Capacity 10/16/2024
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits, finding that she had some residual work capacity. ...Read More
 
 

Federal Court Upholds Damage Award for Carrier's Breach of Contract 10/16/2024
State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was entitled to more than $541,000 in damages for its insurance carrier’s breach of contract. ...Read More
 
 

Commissioner Announces 8.4% Loss Cost Decrease 10/16/2024
State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro on Wednesday announced that voluntary market loss costs will decrease by an average of 8.4% on Dec. 1. ...Read More
 
 

Twice-Convicted Fraudster Charged in Alleged $100M Scheme 10/15/2024
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A man convicted of fraud in two separate cases 15 years apart and who was kicked out of California's workers' compensation system seven years ago is facing new fraud charges for a scheme that allegedly started in 2020. ...Read More
 
 

9th Circuit Establishes LHWCA Compensation for Hearing Loss, Tinnitus 10/15/2024
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
A federal appellate court ruled that an injured longshoreman who has hearing loss in one ear and bilateral tinnitus is properly compensated at the statutory rate. ...Read More
 
 

Court Upholds Calculation of Worker's AWW, Denial of Statutory Multiplier 10/15/2024
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of an injured worker’s average weekly wage and a determination that her award was not subject to a multiplier. ...Read More
 
 

Employer Doesn't Waive Subrogation Claim 10/15/2024
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a ruling that an employer had waived its subrogation claim for the benefits it paid to an injured worker in a settlement. ...Read More
 
 

Worker Not Entitled to Increased PPD Award 10/15/2024
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. ...Read More
 
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