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Annual Comp Conference Set for June 12-14
A certified therapy dog joins the list of presenters featured in the upcoming Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, set for June 12-14 in Murfreesboro. Chief Judge Kenneth M. Switzer Judy, a therapy…
Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment for Ladder Accident
A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case: Krause v. Industry…
Performer Injured During Jousting Match Not Subject to Comp Coverage
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker injured while participating in a jousting demonstration was exempt from coverage under the state Workers’ Compensation Act as a “performer.” Case: McKeane v.
Employer That Failed to Provide Treatment for Worker Can Still Direct Future Care
A Missouri appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to direct a worker’s future medical care even though it had refused to pay for her treatment for more than a…
Supreme Court Overturns Finding of No Liability for Second Injury Fund
The Iowa Supreme Court overturned a finding that the Second Injury Fund was not liable for a worker’s permanent total disability after she suffered two different leg injuries. Case: Delaney v.
Research Group Releases Report on Access to Care
The Texas Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group released a new report on access to care in the Lone Star State's workers' compensation system between 2017 and 2022. This report measures the availability…
3rd DCA Publishes Decision on Compensability of Car Accident; Defendant Petitions High Court
The California Supreme Court has been asked to weigh in on the compensability of a worker’s injuries after he left his job at a remote fire camp without his employer’s…
Attorney for Injured Worker Fails to Negotiate Fee for Himself in Settlement
The Delaware Superior Court ruled that the attorney for an injured worker was not entitled to demand a fee from a settlement that did not provide a payment to him. Case:…
Triable Questions Foreclose Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim, finding triable issues remained as to the circumstances of his alleged…
Court Rejects Constitutional Challenges to New IRE Provisions
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenges to the state’s new impairment rating evaluation scheme but declined to impose costs and fees on him for raising the…
Worker’s Compensable Shoulder Injuries Qualify as Schedule Injuries
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a consequential injury to her left shoulder from overuse after injuring her right shoulder at work and that they…
Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Truck Driver for Alleged Hip Injury
The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a truck driver with a history of chronic pain for an alleged hip injury. Case: Hanson v. Marten Transport…