Workers' Compensation News
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Credibility Question Prevents Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 08/27/2025 | |
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| A New York appellate court said triable issues with a worker’s credibility warranted a denial of summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies State Fund Summary Judgment in Dispute Over AWW Calculation | 08/27/2025 | |
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| Montana’s Workers’ Compensation Court denied a motion by State Fund seeking summary judgment as to the accuracy of the temporary total disability benefits paid to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes MTUS Update | 08/26/2025 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing to update the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule to adopt four of the latest guidelines published by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. ...Read More | |||
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Superior Court Upholds $7.3 Million Jury Verdict for Worker Struck by Train | 08/26/2025 | |
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| The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a nearly $7.3 million jury verdict for a worker struck by a train while doing trenching work under a subcontract. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Require Coverage for Counseling | 08/26/2025 | |
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| New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill that will require workers' compensation to pay for 12 hours of counseling for first responders after certain events. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Finding That Farm Not Liable for Endemic Fungal Infection | 08/26/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed a jury's finding that a farm was not negligent or liable for a worker's endemic fungal infection. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds 12% PPD Award for Worker's Back Injury | 08/26/2025 | |
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| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 12% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s back injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court: Railway Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on FELA Claim | 08/26/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a railway should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Federal Employers’ Liability Act claim. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendants Not Entitled to Summary Dismissal of Claims | 08/26/2025 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims against them. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Can't Vacate Jury's AOE/COE Determination in Negligence Case | 08/25/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A jury's finding that employees of a Mazda dealership were not acting in the course and scope of their employment when one seriously injured the other in a car accident is supported by the evidence and can't be vacated by a judge, a Texas appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
