The lone judge on the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims on Thursday signed orders extending her term that was slated to expire at
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a worker failed to prove he suffered a permanent disability from a fall and that he was not
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A Texas appellate court upheld a decision that a worker’s negligence claim against his nonsubscribing employer was time-barred.
Case: Vargas v. Rigid Global Buildings LLC,
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The Florida Department of Financial Services announced assessments that fund operations of the Division of Workers’ Compensation and the Special Disability Trust Fund will remain
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A federal appellate court overturned a denial of a carrier’s motion to compel arbitration of a procedurally complex insurance dispute.
Case: Benchmark Insurance Co. v.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed three to the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims.
Jill Jacobs
DeSantis announced the appointments of
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that a hospital qualified as the statutory employer of an injured laser technician who was bringing equipment to
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A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker could not collect an agreed judgment against his employer from its insurance carrier when the employer had
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The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a determination that an injured worker’s prescribed narcotic pain medications were no longer compensable.
Case: Sheppard v. Allen Family Foods,
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee appointed Meredith B. Weaver to serve as a judge on the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
Judge Meredith B. Weaver
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