Workers' Compensation News
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Injured Worker's Civil Suit Against Employer, Co-Employee Reinstated | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment dismissing a worker’s civil suit against a co-employee and his employer, finding there was a triable question as to whether the defendants knew, or should have known, his injuries were substantially certain to occur. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Action for Judicial Review Dismissed as Untimely | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s action for judicial review as untimely filed. Case: Singlet...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Transfer of Venue for Comp Dispute | 04/16/2025 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned a trial court’s grant of a worker’s motion to transfer venue, finding the trial court had not provided the alleged employer a reasonable opportunity to respond in opposition to the motion. ...Read More | |||
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Contracted Work Length Makes Comp Exclusive Remedy for Injured Skylight Installer | 04/15/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for a man who was contracted to spend more than 52 hours on a residential skylight installation project but was injured before hitting the 52-hour mark, a California appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Former Accounting Chief at Defunct Law Firm Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement | 04/15/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The man who led the accounting department of a defunct Los Angeles law firm was sentenced Friday to 121 months in federal prison for his role in the organization's long-running embezzlement operation. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Governing Committee to Discuss Rate Filing Wednesday | 04/15/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is scheduled to vote on its Sept. 1, 2025, advisory pure premium rate recommendation during a meeting Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award to Worker for Aggravation of Preexisting Knee Condition | 04/15/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a worker for the aggravation of his preexisting knee condition. Case:...Read More | |||
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Applied Underwriters Announces Leadership Appointments at United Risk | 04/15/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Applied Underwriters announced leadership appointments at its United Risk Group, effective immediately. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Get Relief Based on Attorney's Failure to Appear | 04/15/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s motion for relief from the dismissal of her claim based on her attorney’s failure to appear at a case management conference. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Pursue Civil Remedy Against Employer for Vicarious Liability | 04/15/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment that found a worker could not proceed with a civil suit against his employer based on a theory of vicarious liability for the conduct of his alleged assailant. ...Read More | |||
