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High Court Upholds Denial of Class Certification in Anticompetition Action
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the denial of class certification to a group of chiropractors accusing the state’s largest health insurer and claims administrator of anticompetitive behavior. Case: Chicoine v. Wellmark…
Triable Issues Preclude Additional Summary Judgment in Labor Law Case
A New York appellate court ruled that neither a property owner nor an injured worker was entitled to summary judgment on additional aspects of a Labor Law claim arising from…
Bill Would Allow Members of Health Care Sharing Ministries to Opt Out of Comp
Workers who belong to a religious sect who conscientiously oppose public and private insurance benefits would be allowed to opt out of workers’ compensation coverage, under a bill introduced in…
Widow Gets Benefits for Mechanic’s Death From Apparent Heart Attack
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of death benefits to the widow of a mechanic who collapsed at work and died of an apparent heart attack. Case: TA Operating…
Pair Arrested for Alleged Premium Fraud
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Friday announced two arrests in an alleged $127,000 premium fraud scheme. The CFO’s office said in a statement that Juana M. Ledezma, owner of…
Court Upholds WCAB’s Denial of Self-Represented Worker’s Petition for Rehearing
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board properly rejected a self-represented worker’s request for a rehearing after the court had already affirmed a decision denying his…
Court Upholds New IRE Process in Claim With Injury Predating Law Change
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the application of a new law to his injury, which occurred five months before the legislation took effect. Case: Moakley v.
Double Amputation Leads to $156,259 Penalty
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a Vancouver construction company was fined $156,259 after a teenager lost his legs in a trenching accident. The department said a…
Bill Would Raise Pay for Doctors Treating Cops, Firefighters
Florida lawmakers are deliberating a proposal to allow police and firefighters with presumptive injuries to select a medical specialist for treatment and to pay the selected doctor up to twice…
Bill Would Add Solid Waste Workers to Cancer Presumption
Hawaii lawmakers have introduced bills to expand the types of workers covered by presumptions of compensability and to expand the list of conditions that are presumed to have arisen out…
Measure Would Allow Coverage of Mental Injury Claims for First Responders, National Guard
Police, firefighters, emergency medical service personnel and members of the Kentucky National Guard would not be required to show a physical injury to have a compensable claim for a mental injury,…
Fee Award Too Small for Catastrophically Injured Worker’s Attorney
A Florida appellate court overturned a fee award to a catastrophically injured worker’s attorney, finding counsel had been substantially short-changed by the reduction below the amount requested and the guideline…