Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Not Entitled to Continuing TTD After Knee Surgeries | 03/07/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a determination that an injured worker was not entitled to continuing total disability benefits after bilateral knee surgeries. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Truck Driver's Request for More Treatment | 03/06/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a truck driver’s request for additional treatment and the expansion of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Compensability for Coal Miner's Radiculopathy | 03/06/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a coal miner’s radiculopathy was related to his on-the-job fall and that he was entitled to a referral to a neurosurgeon. ...Read More | |||
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Children May Proceed With Tort Suit Against Parents' Employer | 03/06/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court said summary judgment is not appropriate in deciding if birth defects in children are the result of their parents' workplace exposure to chemicals. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Tort Suit Against Company for Birth Defects in Children of Employees | 03/06/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a grant of summary judgment for an employer, finding triable questions existed as to whether the birth defects suffered by employees’ children were causally related to the employees' workplace exposures. ...Read More | |||
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Company Not Civilly Liable to Employee Knocked Out in Fight With Foreman | 03/05/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a company was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a civil suit by an employee who was punched out by his foreman for complaining about being left behind at a hotel. ...Read More | |||
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MedRisk Releases 2024 Industry Trends Report | 03/05/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| MedRisk's 2024 Industry Trends Report, released Friday, focuses on physical therapy utilization and outcomes within the U.S. health care system. ...Read More | |||
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Goldberg Segalla Adds Attorney to Manhattan Office | 03/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Goldberg Segalla, a national civil litigation firm, added Jennifer B. Pan to its workers' compensation group in Manhattan, New York City. ...Read More | |||
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One Call Names Matt Jenkins COO | 03/05/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| One Call Care Management on Monday named Matt Jenkins as its chief operating officer, a newly created role for the company, which coordinates care for injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Transit Worker's Misstatements Lead to Permanent Disqualification | 03/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the permanent disqualification of a former transit authority employee from receiving indemnity benefits because he lied about his physical condition and work activities. ...Read More | |||
