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A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of an insurance carrier’s claims against an attorney and his firm for representing a widow who fraudulently sought benefits under the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
Veronica McRae filed a claim against the U.S. Department of Labor, seeking benefits under the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act for the death of her alleged husband following an injury he… Read more »
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an automobile liability insurance provider had no duty to cover an insured’s employee for his alleged injuries from a motor vehicle accident.
Case: Carter v. Blue Hill Specialty Insurance Co., No. 2025 CA 0515, 12/17/2025, published.
Facts and procedural history: Deshun Carter filed a personal injury action… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the closure of a worker’s claim for temporary total disability benefits after a doctor opined that he had reached maximum medical improvement and was capable of returning to work.
Case: Newborn v. Gestamp North America Inc., No. 25-ICA-179, 12/04/2025, published.
Facts: Everick Newborn worked for Gestamp North… Read more »
A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from tripping over asphalt debris at a construction site.
Case: Ceja v. Posillico Civil Inc., No. 158010/18, 12/11/2025, published.
Facts: Consolidated Edison Co. of New York served as the general contractor on a project to repair a gas line to a private residence. Con Ed delegated the repair work to… Read more »
The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that a rental-car employee who fractured her nose in a workplace vehicle collision is entitled to workers' compensation coverage, rejecting the employer’s argument that the injury was not work-related.
In Lane v. Avis Budget Group Inc., the court held that Avis Budget Group failed to present substantial evidence to overcome the statutory presumption that… Read more »The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said two construction companies face more than $300,000 in combined fines for allegedly exposing a crew of concrete workers to life-threatening cave-ins and excavation hazards and ignoring an order to… Read more »
Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
It was 1945, World War II had been won, and our soldiers were returning home — many with crippling, permanent disabilities. Out of this history sprang California’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund.
Why do we need SIBTF?
The SIBTF is administered by the Division of Workers’ Compensation and covers… Read more »
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