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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Supreme Court Says Carrier Lacked Standing to Intervene in Wrongful Death Claim

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier did not have a right to intervene in a wrongful death case against its insured

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Bill Would Expand Cancer Presumptions for First Responders

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A bill to expand the presumption of compensability for several types of cancers in certain first responders has been introduced in the Virginia General Assembly.

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Division Extends Call for COVID-19 Claim Data

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Employer
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is extending its call for data on COVID-19 claims through the end of March.

The division on Dec. 6

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Split Supreme Court Says Void Policy Exclusion Can't Limit Liability Coverage

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a void exclusion in an insurance policy may not be invoked to limit the amount of liability

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Lawmakers Consider PTSD Comp Bills

  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Lawmakers in South Carolina have filed three bills in the last week that would make post-traumatic stress disorder a compensable illness for first responders.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

DWC: Medical Conversion Factors Increasing 3.8%

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that medical conversion factors will increase 3.8% in 2023 in accordance with the increase in the Medicare Economic

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Proposal to Privatize MEM Resurfaces

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Missouri lawmakers appear slated to once again deliberate mandating the transformation of a state-chartered workers’ compensation carrier into a private mutual insurance company when they

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Monday, December 5, 2022

Court Says Physicians With Different Certifications Can Be in Same 'Specialty'

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims found that an employer did not authorize an appropriate one-time change physician for a

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Monday, December 5, 2022

High Court Clarifies 'Definite Proof' Standard for Hernia Claims

  • State: Maryland
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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In a case of first impression, Maryland’s highest court ruled that the "definite proof” that a worker must show in a hernia claim applies to

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Monday, December 5, 2022

Janitorial Business to Pay $180,000 in Restitution for Fraud

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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HSC International Ltd. was ordered to pay $180,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to premium fraud allegations, the Texas Department of Insurance announced.

HSC International,

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