The Kentucky Court of Appeals revived a dispute between two insurance carriers over which of them was liable for a former high school teacher’s mesothelioma
… Read more »The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday yanked a Surfside Beach-area practitioner’s law license for mishandling 12 different client matters, including a workers’ compensation case.
… Read more »A captive insurer serving New York's construction industry filed a civil racketeering complaint, alleging a widespread scheme to file phony workers' compensation and personal injury
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker failed to link her need for shoulder surgery to a prior work accident.
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… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for benefits for a 41-year-old bartender’s fatal heart attack.
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… Read more »A pair of Texas lawmakers filed identical companion bills that would require contractors to carry workers' compensation coverage to operate in the Lone Star state.
… Read more »A Michigan lawmaker proposed sweeping workers' compensation reforms that would increase the cap on benefits, revise the definition of "disability" and eliminate the distinction between
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court upheld an enhanced award of benefits to an injured roofing worker for his employer’s violation of a specific safety requirement.
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… Read more »The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a school district employee’s claim of injury to her wrist.
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… Read more »The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that the Labor Commission’s Appeals Board erred in finding a worker’s claim timely even though he did not report his
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