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Worker Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for falling from a scaffold. Case: Amaro v. New York City…
Court Rejects Untimely Appeal From Dismissal of Negligence Claim Against Doctor
The Tennessee Court of Appeals said a series of post-order motions filed by a self-represented injured worker didn’t extend the statute of limitations, so the appeal of the order dismissing…
Appeals Court Reverses Order Precluding Worker From Making PPD Claims
A trial court erred when it granted a motion in limine to preclude an injured worker from presenting to a jury the question of eligibility for a permanent partial disability…
Roofing Material Supplier Fined $92,226 for Fall Hazards
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a building materials supplier $92,226 for repeatedly failing to protect workers from potential fall hazards that it said could seriously injure or…
High Court Holds That Commission Did Not Err in Finding Injured Worker Unreliable
Although the Idaho Industrial Commission erred in several credibility findings, the remainder of its determinations finding that an injured worker was not a reliable witness were supported by substantial and…
WCB to Require Electronic Submission of CMS-1500 Form
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board said part of its ongoing modernization initiatives will require health care providers to contract with an electronic submission partner to submit the CMS-1500…
Court Says Violation of Safety Rules Alone Doesn’t Constitute Intentional Harm
The Appellate Division of New Jersey’s Superior Court affirmed a trial court’s decision granting summary judgment that dismisses an intentional harm case, saying the injured worker failed to clear the high…
Rand Estimates Liabilities of $7.9B for SIBTF
Rand Corp. in a report posted to the California Division of Workers’ Compensation website estimates that the mid-point of total liabilities for claims filed against the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust…
Split Court Says MMI Finding Isn’t Prerequisite to Receive Permanent Disability
A finding that an injured worker is totally incapacitated does not create an entitlement to permanent disability benefits as a matter of law, a split Connecticut Supreme Court said in…
Court Revives PTD Application for Mine Worker Struck by Ram Car
The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a worker’s application for permanent total disability. Case: Murray American Energy Inc. v. Harshey, No. 24-ICA-73, 07/30/2024, unpublished. Facts: Dustin Harshey…
L&I Fines Wildlife Department for Worker Death
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined the state wildlife department $200,400 for two incidents that killed one worker and hospitalized another. Mary Valentine, a 48-year-old Department of Fish…
Travelers Publishes 2024 Injury Impact Report
The Travelers Cos. said a review of more than 1.2 million work comp claims from 2017 to 2021 revealed that overexertion was the most frequent cause of injury, but slips,…