Workers' Compensation News
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Court: General Contractor Owed No Duty of Care to Subcontractor's Employees | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a general contractor owed no duty of care to a subcontractor’s employees. Case: Marti...Read More | |||
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Split Court Finds Worker Entitled to Summary Judgment | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Bad Faith Claims Against Carrier for Denying Defense | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated the bad faith claims against an insurance carrier that had declined to defend an employer from a personal injury action by an alleged independent contractor. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meets Tuesday | 06/22/2026 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California's Actuarial Committee will hold a public virtual meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The committee will review insurer experience valued as of March 31, 2026. The full agenda is ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's Default Judgment Upheld | 06/22/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld a worker’s $973,522.24 default judgment for his injuries that happened while he was performing construction work. ...Read More | |||
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Tower MSA Sets Reporting Webinar for Wednesday | 06/22/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tower MSA has scheduled a webinar for Wednesday to help shed light on Section 111 reporting for claims professionals. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding That Linked Worker's Cancer to Benzene Exposure | 06/22/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a finding that a worker’s industrial exposure to benzene more likely than not caused him to develop lung cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Foot Injury | 06/22/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a foot injury. Case: Ers...Read More | |||
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Court Says Defendant Should Have Been Granted Summary Dismissal of Claims | 06/22/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the claim against it. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Labor Law Claims Against Homeowner | 06/22/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims against a homeowner for his injuries from an alleged fall into a hole. ...Read More | |||
