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A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to an award of non-skilled personal care assistant services.
Terry McCain worked for Lewis Cos. Inc. In February 2011, when he was 58, he fell from a ladder and landed headfirst on a concrete sidewalk.
Lewis had workers’ compensation coverage through LUBA Casualty Insurance Co., which paid medical and indemnity benefits to McCain after the accident.
McCain filed a request… Read more »
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to permanent partial disability benefits for a low back condition, since none of her impairment was caused by her compensable back injury.
Case: In the Matter of Compensation of Gramada, Nos. 2005499 and A177672, 06/07/2023, published.
Facts: Viorica Gramada worked for… Read more »
A New York appellate court upheld the exclusion of a doctor’s report on permanency and loss of use because his examination of a worker constituted an independent medical exam, and he did not comply with filing requirements.
Case: Matter of Harris v. Department of Environmental Protection, No. 534963, 06/01/2023, published.
Facts: Kevin Harris worked for the… Read more »News: NORTH
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from a car accident that occurred when he and a co-worker were returning from a restaurant where they had consumed alcohol.
Case: Matter of Pernice v. Harlan Electric Co., No. 534832, 06/01/2023, published.
Facts: Cody Pernice worked for Harlan Electric Co. as a lineman. He suffered injuries in an automobile… Read more »
The total number of compensable work injuries in the U.S. food manufacturing sector decreased post-pandemic, with a 13% decline in workers’ compensation claims from pre-COVID-19 levels, according to a report by AmTrust Financial Services Inc.
The specialty insurer examined 15,000 comp claims in food manufacturing between 2018 and 2022, finding that general workplace injuries… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has proposed changes to its Medical Quality Review Panel rules.
The proposed amendments to Rules 180.64, 180.66, 180.68, 180.72 and 180.76 are intended to conform with related rules and practices; to clarify the amount of notice to which a respondent is… Read more »
Goldberg Segalla added Calvin J. Brown to the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Chicago.
Brown counsels and defends employers, insurers and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation matters throughout Illinois.
Brown gained courtroom and trial experience as an assistant public defender in the Cook County public… Read more »
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill modifying provisions relating to captive insurers.
Lamont on Wednesday signed Senate Bill 1038, which will allow captive insurers — insurance companies formed to insure or reinsure the risks of its owner — to accept or transfer risk through parametric contracts that condition payment on specified… Read more »
A new panel decision from the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board affirmed a decision to reduce the Labor Code Section 5710 fees for an applicant's attorney for work performed in response to a deposition of the applicant.
The board affirmed the reduced LC… Read more »
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