Workers' Compensation News
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Civil Suit for Worker's Alleged Injuries Not Barred by Estoppel | 11/12/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court revived a worker’s civil suit for her alleged injuries from a motor vehicle accident, finding that the doctrine of collateral estoppel did not bar her action. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Truck Driver's Claim for Glaucoma | 11/12/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a truck driver’s claim for glaucoma. Case: Ridgeway v....Read More | |||
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Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Worker's Appeal | 11/12/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Delaware Superior Court judge denied a motion to dismiss a worker’s appeal from an Industrial Accident Board decision as untimely because the worker never received the decision. ...Read More | |||
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Proposed Deposition Fees Draw Objections From Management, Worker Advocates | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California's proposed rules for attorney deposition fees have managed to draw objections from both sides of the workers' compensation system, with employers saying the proposed payments are too generous and vulnerable to abuse, and applicants' attorneys saying they are too meager and ...Read More | |||
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Governor Issues Workers' Comp Reappointments | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Andy Beshear issued several reappointments to oversee the administration of workers' compensation law in Kentucky. Beshear reappointe...Read More | |||
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Court: Board Didn't Act Arbitrarily in Denying Worker's Bid for Reconsideration | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not arbitrarily deny a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Applies Wrong Standard of Review to Reverse Board Decision | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge applied the wrong standard of review in reversing a decision by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation Appellate Division. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Appeal | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s appeal of her rejected claim because she failed to perfect it before the statutory deadline. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Carpal, Cubital Tunnel | 11/11/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndrome. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Establishes Negligence Claim Against Nonsubscribing Employer | 11/10/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Texas appellate court ruled that a worker established a negligence claim against her nonsubscribing employer, though the jury’s award of future medical expenses was excessive. ...Read More | |||
