Workers' Compensation News
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Carpenter Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 07/07/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carpenter should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Agrees That Administrator Unreasonably Denied Claim | 07/07/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that an administrator unreasonably denied a worker’s claim for injuries from a locker falling on her. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Dismisses Appeal by Statutory Employer | 07/07/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Louisiana appellate court dismissed an appeal by an injured worker’s statutory employer challenging a determination of no coverage owed to it by its insurance carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Condition Allegedly Caused by Medication | 07/07/2026 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for the pancreatitis he allegedly developed as a result of the medication he took to treat a compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Claim Denial Founded on Erroneous Legal Theory | 07/06/2026 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a worker’s claim because the denial was premised on an erroneous legal theory. ...Read More | |||
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WCS Sets July Training Dates | 07/06/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section has set dates for training sessions during July. All training is held electronica...Read More | |||
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Changes in Worker's Account of Accident Don't Warrant Denial of Summary Judgment | 07/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Worker's Knee Injury | 07/06/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a knee injury. Case: Underwood v. ACNR Resources In...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 07/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Carrier's Fraud Claim | 07/06/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the dismissal of a case due to a plaintiff’s failure to amend a petition is self-executing. ...Read More | |||
