The Utah Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s medical condition was caused by his years of chemical exposure at work.
Bradley
… Read more »Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Jeff Nelson announced plans to study the impact of using the latest edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of additional treatment and temporary total disability benefits to a fast food cook for his injuries from assisting
… Read more »The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s death or injury from COVID-19 is compensable where the statutory requirements for compensability are met.
… Read more »A California appellate court overturned a jury’s $12.6 million verdict for an injured worker, finding the defendants’ liability was barred by the Privette doctrine.
MAS
… Read more »The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that independent contractors are not afforded immunity from tort liability under the workers’ compensation law as statutory employers, unlike contractors
… Read more »A California appellate court in an unpublished decision ruled that State Compensation Insurance Fund could not belatedly challenge an administrative determination that it miscalculated an
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an unapportioned award of benefits to an injured mine worker but ruled that he was not entitled to
… Read more »The Appeals Court of Massachusetts overturned a trial court’s assertion of personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state insurance carrier for a coverage dispute.
D.F. Pray
… Read more »The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier was not entitled to have a default judgment against its insured set aside.
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