A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier was not entitled to an opportunity to develop the record as to its lack-of-coverage defense.
Case:
… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a utility company was entitled to immunity from civil liability for a tree trimmer’s fatal accident that happened
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker’s review and reinstatement petitions, filed more than three years after his last payment of compensation, were
… Read more »The Tennessee Court of Appeal ruled that a property owner was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a personal injury suit by a longtime friend who broke
… Read more »The average duration of temporary disability benefits in workers’ compensation lost-time claims increases with the age of the injured worker, but after age 40 the
… Read more »The owners of several Northern California farm labor contracting companies were sentenced to jail for scheming to underreport payroll to reduce their work comp premiums,
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation sanctioned and fined Dr. Martin M. Leonard, of McAllen.
Commissioner Jeff Nelson
Leonard specializes in physical
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for an employer, finding the injured worker was an independent contractor subject to the manual
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for a worker with back issues, which she blamed on a compensable injury to her leg
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a former nanny’s claim of an occupational disease caused by her employment of less than one
… Read more »Sep 23-26, 2024
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