Workers' Compensation News
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Court Says Summary Judgment Should Have Been Granted to Worker Struck by Falling Object | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Administrator of Worker's Estate Gets Partial Summary Judgment | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the administrator of a worker’s estate was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for the worker’s fatal fall at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell Through Unguarded Opening Gets Summary Judgment | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the guardian of a worker who fell through an unprotected opening at a construction site was entitled to summary judgment on her Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's 14% PPD Award | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a worker’s 14% permanent partial disability award. Case: West...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Growing Use of Unlisted Codes Drives Comp Medical Inflation | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s fee schedules keep inflation in check for most medical services, but a new California Workers’ Compensation Institute study finds that treatment is being billed more frequently under codes outside the pricing controls, a new source of medical cost growth. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Widower's Suit Over Amusement Park Worker's Death | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge erred in dismissing a widower’s civil suit against a theme park operator for his wife’s death from falling out of a moving vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Additional Diagnostic Tests Authorized Despite Closure of TTD | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the authorization of additional diagnostic tests for an injured worker while also upholding the closure of his temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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No Schedule Loss Award for Worker With Eye Injury | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for a schedule loss of sight award after he suffered an eye injury. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker Injured While Accepting Delivery | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld summary judgment on a Labor Law claim by a worker injured while accepting a delivery of roofing materials. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner, General Contractor Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Indemnification Claims | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner and a general contractor should not have been granted summary judgment on their common-law indemnification claim against a subcontractor over liability for a worker’s injuries. ...Read More | |||
