Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 03/05/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for falling while climbing down a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
