Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Sent Airborne in Hoisting Accident Gets Summary Judgment | 06/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld summary judgment for a worker who was sent airborne while he was attempting to use his body as a counterweight to a 1,000-pound column he was hoisting. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant in Labor Law Action Gets Summary Dismissal of Claims | 06/11/2026 | |
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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 claims against it. Cas...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Claim Partially Reinstated for Worker With Lifting Injuries | 06/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated part of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from lifting a heavy crate. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Declines Expansion of Teacher's Claim | 06/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court declined to expand a worker’s claim to add pulmonary emboli as a compensable condition. Case: ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment on Worker's Claim for Alleged Injuries From Fall | 06/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for an alleged fall. Case: Ordo...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Webinar Covers CT in Golden State | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A free Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau webinar covering cumulative trauma claims in California is set for 10-11 a.m. Thursday. W...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Statutory Presumption for Officers Killed in Line of Duty | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court clarified the statutory presumption for a public safety officer to have been killed in the line of duty if he dies of a heart attack, stroke or vascular rupture. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Keystone State's Comp Costs Rank High in Study | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute finds that total workers’ compensation costs per claim in Pennsylvania are high compared with other states included in the study. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Claim Due to Triable Issues | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a broken mirror, finding that there was a triable issue as to whether the homeowners' exemption applied. ...Read More | |||
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Family of Worker Thrown From Aerial Boom Gets Summary Judgment | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the family of a worker fatally thrown from an aerial boom lift was entitled to summary judgment on their Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
