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Worker Shouldn’t Have Been Denied Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been denied summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from falling through an unguarded opening. Case: Blacio…
Employer Can’t Be 3rd-Party Defendant in Suit Over Fatal Wall Collapse
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an employer could not be made a third-party defendant in a civil action filed by its employees arising from a fatal retaining…
Committee Passes Bill to Revise Poster Requirements
A California legislative committee passed a bill that would require notifying workers of their right to consult an attorney. The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday voted 15-0 to pass AB 1870, by Assemblymember…
Legislature Approves Electronic Cancellation Measure
The Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill that would allow insurance carriers to send cancellation notices electronically. The state House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 90-0 to pass SB 1627, by Sen.
Industrial Commission Properly Exercises Authority to Correct Error of Law
An Ohio appellate court upheld an order of the Industrial Commission correcting an error of law and awarding a worker temporary total disability benefits. Case: State ex rel. Jack Thistledown Racino…
Employer Must Pay Enhanced Award for Violation of Specific Safety Requirement
An Ohio appellate court upheld an enhanced award of benefits to an injured worker, finding his employer’s violation of a specific safety requirement for hydraulic presses was the proximate cause…
Pair Accused of Cashing Dead Woman’s Comp Checks
Prosecutors in southeastern New York announced that two people were arrested and charged with grand larceny and insurance fraud for allegedly cashing workers’ compensation checks sent to one of the…
Governor Signs Bill Creating Self-Insurers’ Guaranty Association
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill creating a guaranty association to step in and pay workers’ compensation benefits because of the insolvency of a self-insured employer. The governor signed the…
Worker Fails to Establish Total Disability From Combined Mental, Physical Injuries
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to a finding of total disability for her mental and physical injuries. Case: Matter of Seide v. Brooklyn…
Court Upholds $15 Million Damage Verdict for Seaman’s Death
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a $15 million award of damages on a Jones Act claim for a 22-year-old seaman’s death. Case: Love v. Osage Marine Services Inc., No. ED111905,…
Court Overturns PTD Award for Worker With PTSD
A Louisiana appellate court overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker claiming post-traumatic stress disorder from a fight with a combative hospital patient. Case: Tombrello v. Louisiana,…
Judge Did Not Err in Declining to Issue Jury Interrogatories Proposed by Employer
An Ohio appellate court upheld a jury’s determination that a worker was entitled to expand the scope of his workers’ compensation claim, finding no error in the trial judge’s decision…