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A Texas appellate court ruled that a truck driver could not be compelled to arbitrate his personal injury claims against his nonsubscribing employer.
LKQ Automotive is a Texas company that ships auto parts to various states. Adan Romo worked for LKQ as a commercial truck driver.
When he was hired in 2019, Romo signed documents acknowledging that LKQ was a Texas Workers’ Compensation Act nonsubscriber, and he received a copy of the… Read more »
The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division reinstated an injured police officer’s malpractice claim against his former attorney.
Case: Dutcher v. Stathis, No. A-3135-23, 10/23/2025, unpublished.
Facts: John Dutcher worked as a police officer for the Woodbridge Township Police Department. In November 2014, the department’s extra-duty coordinator assigned Dutcher to direct traffic for roadwork being done by Black Rock Enterprises LLC.
According to… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of compensability for a worker’s right shoulder… Read more »
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a repetitive trauma injury.
Case: Brown v. Event Marketing Group, No. 2025-CA-1048-WC, 10/24/2025, unpublished.
Facts: Tia Brown was involved in two motor vehicle accidents in 2019 and suffered some neck pain due to whiplash.
In January 2022, Brown began… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 10% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s knee injury.
Case: Collis v. Ecolab Inc., No. 25-ICA-168, 10/24/2025, published.
Facts: Brenna Collis worked for Ecolab Inc. She injured her right knee at work in January 2021.
Collis saw Dr. Joseph Cincinnati in November 2023. Cincinnati noted that Collis… Read more »The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division is one of several partners presenting a four-day conference next month in Portland, focusing on improving worker safety and health in the state's pulp, paper and forest products industry.
The 33rd annual Western Pulp, Paper & Forest Products Safety & Health Conference,… Read more »
The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a 40-minute webinar Nov. 20 to present findings from its recent report on advanced practitioners and workers’ compensation claim outcomes.
“With fewer primary care physicians available, more injured workers are initially treated by advanced practitioners — nurse practitioners… Read more »
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that Prateek Sangal became its chief operating officer last month.
Sangal will oversee all insurance operations, including policyholder services, underwriting and premium audit for TMI, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance.
Sangal began in data and analytics… Read more »
California workers’ compensation costs have hit their highest numbers in more than 20 years, according to a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau report released earlier this month.
The WCIRB’s latest Quarterly Experience Report states that… Read more »
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