Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Demolition Worker's Labor Law Claim Partially Reinstated | 06/22/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claims for his alleged injuries from a demolition project. Case:...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Says Prohibition on Self-Dealing Doesn't Apply to Medications | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the statutory prohibition on self-dealing in the Workers’ Compensation Act does not include referrals for prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar Explores Use and Cost of Air Ambulances in Workers' Compensation | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Air ambulances provide fast emergency transport for workers with severe or life-threatening injuries. An on-demand webinar highlights find...Read More | |||
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Nurse Gets SEBs, Penalties, but Loses Part of Fee Award | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of supplemental earning benefits for an injured contract nurse, as well as her award of penalties, but partially overturned her award of attorney fees. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
