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OccMD Partners With Private Equity Firm Council Capital
OccMD announced a partnership with private equity firm Council Capital. Dallas-based OccMD provides medical management services for companies whose workers have complex work-related injuries or illnesses. The company said it will use…
CLARA Analytics, Origami Risk Announce Partnership
CLARA Analytics and Origami Risk announced a partnership to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in the insurance industry. The partnership will give risk managers access to secure technology that’s compliant…
Judge Errs in Consolidating Worker’s Civil Suit With Putative Employer’s Appeal
A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge erred in consolidating a worker’s civil suit with his putative employer’s challenge to an administrative finding that the worker was not…
Court Order Compels Worker to Travel 150 Miles for Psychiatric IME
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court issued an order compelling an injured worker to travel 150 miles from home to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Case: Neisinger v. New Hampshire Insurance Co., No.
Governor Signs Hearing Loss Rating Bills
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed bills revising the criteria for measuring work-related hearing loss. The governor on Thursday signed HB 669/SB 843, which increase the number of frequencies that must be…
Treatment Allegedly Outside Guidelines Still Reasonable, Necessary for Worker
The Delaware Superior Court upheld a determination that an injured worker’s treatments were reasonable and necessary even though they allegedly fell outside the parameters of the state’s administrative health care practice…
No Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Worker With Alleged Eye Injury
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for an alleged eye injury. Case: Chuqui v. Cong. Ahavas Tzookah V'Chesed Inc.,…
Worker Can Get SLU Award for Loss Caused by Brain Injury
An Ohio appellate court ruled that an award for a worker’s loss of use of his limbs may be available when medical evidence shows that loss is the result of…
Employer Can’t Raise Exclusivity Defense to Tort Claims From Worker Shot by Colleague
A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer was barred from raising a workers’ compensation exclusivity defense to a worker’s civil suit over his shooting by a colleague. Case: Bottling Group…
Appropriations Committee Passes E-Signature Bill
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously passed a bill that would allow electronic signatures in proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. The committee on Wednesday voted 14-0 to pass bills…
Worker Who Fell Through Duct Opening Entitled to Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker for his injuries from a fall through a duct hole. Case: Guaraca v. West 25th Street Housing…
Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker’s Demolition Accident
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of partial summary judgment in favor of a worker for his injuries from a demolition accident. Case: Mata v. 371 1st Street LLC,…