Medical and related service costs per claim increased in 2025, driven by increases in both the average prices paid per transaction and the number of
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Tuesday announced that Chief External Relations Officer Mark Mileusnic plans to retire in the first quarter of 2027.
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A New York appellate court upheld a decision to vacate a Labor Law defendant’s default and the denial of summary judgment against the co-defendant.
Case:
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals partially overturned the denial of a worker’s requests to expand his claim to include additional conditions and for referrals
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The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to repair of his leg prosthesis that was damaged in an on-the-job accident, but
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The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld the denial of a certified nursing assistant’s claims, as her alleged injuries did not constitute an occupational disease and were
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A federal appellate court upheld a black lung benefits award, finding a coal miner's employment caused legal pneumoconiosis that substantially contributed to his being totally
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A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s challenge to the calculation of his temporary income benefit rate as moot.
Case: Davis v.
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a $1,500 penalty against a claims administrator for failing to act on an independent medical examiner’s report within
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A New York appellate court ruled declined to dismiss a malpractice suit alleging a law firm mishandled a workers’ compensation claim.
Case: Puccio v. Hoffman,
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