Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Injured Jumping Into Trench Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/11/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from jumping into a trench. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Scaffold Fall Claim | 06/10/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim based on his fall from a scaffold. Ca...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Pursue Tort Claim Undisclosed in Bankruptcy Proceedings | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was not judicially estopped from pursuing his personal injury claim against a third-party tortfeasor even though he failed to disclose it in his previous bankruptcy proceedings. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Brick Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/06/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling brick. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Permanent Total Disability From Psychological Conditions | 06/05/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s application for permanent total disability benefits based on his accepted psychological conditions. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover Heat-Related Illnesses | 06/04/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a free, 30-minute webinar June 26 covering research into the relationship between high temperatures and heat-related illnesses in the workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Fence Panels Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/04/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by falling fence panels. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/03/2025 | |
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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 injured in a fall from a ladder. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Dolly Load Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 05/27/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a partial grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a dolly load that fell on him. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Reports Rapid Growth in Total Costs Per Claim | 05/23/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute reports that total costs per claim in Minnesota increased about 10% annually from 2021 to 2023. ...Read More | |||
